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Indigenous womens' manifesto

Derek Wall, Sun, 21/06/2009 - 12:51pm

The indigenous are a vanguard for serious ecological politics on the planet we live, each victory they win is a victory for the rest of humanity and the rest of nature.

Here is the indigenous womens manifesto

Prediction: Greens team of 6 MEPs?

Richard Lawson, Sat, 06/06/2009 - 12:54am

The Predict 09.eu website does exactly what it says on the tin: It predicts the '09 Euroelection result. Their methodology is explained here, on this link.

County council results

Jim Jepps, Fri, 05/06/2009 - 5:47pm

I was going to have the day off the election but... well.. that was probably too much to ask.

How did the Greens do?

Firstly congratulations to Simon Segwick-Jell who has just been elected the first Green Party County Councilor in Cambridgeshire on over 40% of the vote in Abbey Ward. Last time we stood, in 2005, we came fourth with 12%. Quite a leap!

Only the Lib Dems can win any Euro seats at all

Jim Jepps, Sun, 31/05/2009 - 10:35pm

I'm assuming you've had your Lib Dem leaflet? Never let it be said that they are a party who found a vote winning strategy and discarded it too early. I refer, of course, to their infamous graphs.

A third of British MEPs employ family members on expenses

Adrian Windisch, Sun, 31/05/2009 - 9:28pm

More than a third of British MEPs are paying their relatives hundreds of thousands of pounds. The families of MEPs are earning up to £40,000 a year to work as secretaries and researchers at a total annual cost to taxpayers of more than £700,000.

Campaigners called last night for all 78 British MEPs to stop employing relatives immediately to prevent any suspicion that public money was being misused. New Members of the European Parliament will be banned from hiring relatives, but those already employed can stay until 2014.

MEP expenses: UK Greens top of list, Ukip lowest

Richard Lawson, Sun, 31/05/2009 - 11:20am

OpenEurope is a think tank calling for reform of European institutions. it has published an important league table of MEP performance which can be downloaded from here:
MEPs have been ranked using two main categories:
‘Transparency, openness and democracy’ and ‘Fighting waste and misuse of EU funds’.
I have gone through the data for some of the UK parties - Green, Con, Lab, LibDem and UKIP and summated their scores.

"Absolutely fabulous!" - Joanna Lumley and the Greens

Rupert's Read, Thu, 28/05/2009 - 1:45pm

There has been wide coverage yesterday and today of Joanna Lumley endorsing Caroline Lucas and more broadly, the Greens:

The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/lumley-goes-green-in-european-elections-1691811.html

politics.co.uk

The Inadequate Thoughts of Chairman Cameron on Proportional Representation

Richard Lawson, Thu, 28/05/2009 - 11:19am

Dave wants to conserve the archaic First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system, which deliver majority Governments on the basis of a minority of votes cast.

Here are his arguments:

Politics Show on Sunday Debate; Nirv Deja and Farrage Loose It

Adrian Windisch, Mon, 25/05/2009 - 12:00pm


There was a debate on the SE section of the Politics Show on Sunday, appropriaately in Legoland. Present were Peter Skinner (Lab), Sharon Bowles (LD) and Keith Taylor(Green). You can watch Nirj Deva(Con) and Nigel Farage(UKip) shouting and loosing all credibility.
(it starts about 40 minutes in).
Politics Show

Here are some highlights:

BBC probes MEPs' expenses; UKIP has no answer

Richard Lawson, Thu, 21/05/2009 - 11:20am

BBC Daily Politics on MEPs' expenses: "...we asked the seven British parties who have MEPs the following questions:

1) Can you confirm the party policy in relation to MEPs' expenses?

2) Will you make public, before polling day on the 4th June, all expenses claimed by your party's MEPs since 2004 (the date of the last European Election)?"

The UKIP Party replied: "Sorry but we are unable to provide you will a full breakdown of our MEPs expenses.

Caroline Lucas in the Indy on Sunday

Coventry Green Voice, Sun, 17/05/2009 - 8:18pm

"People are wanting something fresher and more authentic and a bit of passion in politics. When you see all these MPs from the other parties hanging their heads in shame over the expenses scandal, there's a very dangerous – and wrong – sense that you can't trust anyone in politics. So trying to reinvigorate the whole political system is important.

YouGov poll shows 34% "would consider" voting Green

Rupert's Read, Sun, 17/05/2009 - 7:23pm

In a YouGov poll to be released tomorrow (Monday 18 May), 34% of respondents
said they would either definitely be voting Green or would consider voting
Green. This is the highest percentage ever to indicate potential support for
the Greens.Interestingly, the largest group who would consider switching were LibDem
voters. It's far more common for the Greens to attract former Labour voters,
who were the second largest group considering switching. Also interesting
was the fact that around one-fifth of those considering switching were

UKIP vs. Green: scientific illiteracy and random threats of libel vs. sound science

Rupert's Read, Fri, 15/05/2009 - 9:41am

David Campbell-Bannerman, a Euro-MP for Eastern England and UKIP's Deputy Leader is caught on tape nodding and then appearing to affirm more than once that he thinks believing in climate change is "a cult". He also claims that the ice on Venus is melting too (average temperature 500 degrees C) and that "the astrologer" Patrick Moore told him it's OK, because it's all something to do with the sun. Filmed at the European Election hustings of the PCS union, Eastern region, 14th May 2009, Norwich.

Darren Johnson on MPs expenses

Jim Jepps, Wed, 13/05/2009 - 5:17pm

I thought this was a good letter from London Assembly Member Darren Johnson on the current car crash over MP's expenses, so I thought I'd highlight it here.

Dear Editor,

Salma Yaqoob endorses West Midlands Greens

Jim Jepps, Wed, 13/05/2009 - 3:57pm

In this video Cllr Salma Yaqoob, a leading voice in the Respect coalition, endorses West Midlands Green candidate Felicity Norman.

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