tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247615769084489401.post22691680245126113..comments2023-05-08T02:27:14.997-07:00Comments on Haringey Green Party Blog: Cracks Begin to Appear in ConDem Coalition GovernmentMike Shaughnessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247615769084489401.post-29926349027752320032011-02-13T14:05:23.682-08:002011-02-13T14:05:23.682-08:00Blimey I was a candidate at the last general - nev...Blimey I was a candidate at the last general - never considered myself a major figure in the party!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247615769084489401.post-70660323454927765932011-02-12T04:45:13.940-08:002011-02-12T04:45:13.940-08:00There's an old arab proverb (which given the m...There's an old arab proverb (which given the momentous events in that part of the world, may be appropriate to quote. It goes something like, 'the little dog barked, as the great caravan passed by'. <br /><br />1 person leaving is hardly a split, it happens all the time, maybe he will join the Lib Dems or Tories, good luck to him.<br /><br />The general trend of Green party membership is up, quite sharply, can the Libs or Cons say that?Mike Shaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247615769084489401.post-23863854254288198742011-02-12T01:12:23.887-08:002011-02-12T01:12:23.887-08:00Anyone who is PPC in GP terms is a major figure. H...Anyone who is PPC in GP terms is a major figure. He is that rare thing a working class GP member, and he is going because he supports Molly Scott-Cato's line, but his local party wants to play being socialist.<br /> <br />"With some regret, I am leaving the Green Party. I support the parties core environmental views, but can not concuur with the widely shared view in the party that all cut to spending should be resisted no matter how wasteful. The general populus of this country enjoy a standard of living way beyond that to which we are entitled, and the Greens seem to be committed to encouraging people to expect and demand these ridiculous levels of consumption, whilst I agree that equality is a major issue, I consider very few to be in real poverty as opposed to relative poverty (which does exist), if the Greens adopt a more realistic stance on public expenditure, I may rejoin at some future date" Vaughan BreanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247615769084489401.post-66827021762321208262011-02-11T16:21:33.320-08:002011-02-11T16:21:33.320-08:00Hmmn.. major figure a candidate in an unwinnable (...Hmmn.. major figure a candidate in an unwinnable (at the moment) seat.<br />If at all true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247615769084489401.post-6608738535121089932011-02-11T16:08:42.422-08:002011-02-11T16:08:42.422-08:00There are splits in the Greens too. The Green Part...There are splits in the Greens too. The Green Party SW Devon prospective MP has resigned from the Green Party over the party’s attitude to cuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com