National Politics 🟢 The Green Party

[Mojofilter]

Typical Green New Age Boat Traveler...
Up & down the canals,rivers & waterways boat after boat of run down boats rusting away, scruffy as hell.
Mummy & daddy's got a Rolls Royce types, living on the Credit Card Daddy give them.
Rats running off the boats as you pass them...
Gone are the days of Rosie & Jim's barges.
All nicely painted,& brass ornaments & flowers painted bucket's. Nice looking & retired People on them .
Hahaha they're supposed to love the countryside??
They've turned it into a s**t hole, looks like something out of Mad Max. NUTTERS...

Your ignorance of the boater community is comical, but it is at least consistent with your nuanced level of understanding more broadly.

 

[Toe knee]

Your ignorance of the boater community is comical, but it is at least consistent with your nuanced level of understanding more broadly.

When was the last time you went on a cycle ride ,from Sanford on Thames to Thrupp along canals & rivers. I live along the canal, I've got mates that are boating community. I see & know more broadly than you think.

 

[Mojofilter]

When was the last time you went on a cycle ride ,from Sanford on Thames to Thrupp along canals & rivers. I live along the canal, I've got mates that are boating community. I see & know more broadly than you think.

And yet you say such uninformed simplistic and one dimensional tripe.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

I have to disagree with you a bit on point 3.

Obviously policies are important, but personality is probably equally so, especially in a party leader.

There are clear moments in our recent(ish!) history where the personality of the PM had a bigger effect than their published policies; think Blair, Johnson, Thatcher.

Whilst I think that you’re right, I wish that you weren’t.

Imagine if we could try having a grown-up, sensible, calm, logical political arena for a few years where we didn’t care about personalities and just went on policy and statistical results?

 

[Toe knee]

And yet you say such uninformed simplistic and one dimensional tripe.

Stop trying to hard

 

[Jason]

Boredom of no footy kicked in early on this thread!

 

[Toe knee]

 

[Sheik Djibouti]

Whilst I think that you’re right, I wish that you weren’t.

Imagine if we could try having a grown-up, sensible, calm, logical political arena for a few years where we didn’t care about personalities and just went on policy and statistical results?

Doesn't really matter how grown up, sensible, calm or logical it is (and I'd argue that politics requires a degree of passion and conviction in any case, otherwise why are you in politics?). How it all (and what) gets reported is the elephant in the room.

 

[Symp59]

How would you know if your narrow-boat neighbours say they don't have to pay and the council doesn't send you a bill! It sounds to me the Council has questions to answer.

Or he has

 

[Toe knee]

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Doesn't really matter how grown up, sensible, calm or logical it is (and I'd argue that politics requires a degree of passion and conviction in any case, otherwise why are you in politics?). How it all (and what) gets reported is the elephant in the room.

I’m not sure things like transport or taxation policies need to be passionate, just sensible and logical…

And conviction is one thing, but rather than a politician who’s filled with conviction, I’d be happy trying one who was willing to have an evidence-based discussion and go with what seems to be the likely best option…

I agree with you about the reporting though, and that’s my point. Report on how passionate your guy is, how much conviction they have, and the rest is immaterial…

 

[Boris]

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Sounds good to me

 

[Mojofilter]

Stop trying to hard

I wish you'd try harder. Do some genuine thinking

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[Toe knee]

I wish you'd try harder. Do some genuine thinking

Blind

 

[Toe knee]

Sounds good to me

I've got a bit of a clue , I lived in a caravan in the Netherlands for a year. Similar kind of living & way of life.As just ones on land & the other ones on water..

 

[SteMerritt]

Who really gives a f**k? Of all the pointless tweets posted on here, this is the most pointless by far.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Not really - it continues to show that Polanski is an inveterate liar!

 

[SteMerritt]

Not really - it continues to show that Polanski is an inveterate liar!

Only to those who are pushing an agenda. Pointless story.

 

[Boris]

Not really - it continues to show that Polanski is an inveterate liar!

No, it continues to show that you're really triggered by the Green Party. Maybe you'd be better off posting on the Reform thread

 

[Carpy]

Who really gives a f**k? Of all the pointless tweets posted on here, this is the most pointless by far.

If you're out there telling people to vote and how important the democratic process is, at least be bothered to vote yourself. The same people that will defend this will also lay into Nigel Farage for not voting in parliament.

With the news that he is now staying in quite a nice gaff (I have no idea if true), maybe hiding this fact was his motivation behind not registering...

 

[SteMerritt]

The same people that will defend this will also lay into Nigel Farage for not voting in parliament.

False equivalence.

 

[Carpy]

False equivalence.

I agree, not voting on a motion vs not voting in an election as to who will represent you, the latter is obviously more critical

 

[QR]

I agree, not voting on a motion vs not voting in an election as to who will represent you, the latter is obviously more critical

There's not point in voting in an election if the elected representative doesn't vote in parliament. So QED the latter is most important.

 

[Carpy]

There's not point in voting in an election if the elected representative doesn't vote in parliament. So QED the latter is most important.

I agree that Farage should be voting, but I also think Zack should be too, especially his own candidate. But there we are.

 

[SteMerritt]

I agree that Farage should be voting, but I also think Zack should be too, especially his own candidate. But there we are.

Did Farage vote in the council elections?

 

[Basham Wonderland]

Did Farage vote in the council elections?

If he didn't, someone on here would be along to tell us how him not voting is orders of magnitude worse than Polanski not voting.

For some reason there can be no equivalence if "your" man is the one who did wrong. You must always back "your" man, regardless of how stupid it makes you look.

 

[QR]

If he didn't, someone on here would be along to tell us how him not voting is orders of magnitude worse than Polanski not voting.

For some reason there can be no equivalence if "your" man is the one who did wrong. You must always back "your" man, regardless of how stupid it makes you look.

We get one vote every four of five years. The elected MP gets to represent tens of thousands of votes hundreds of times over thar same period. Or they don't and show complete contempt for those who voted for them spending their time grifting for themselves. MP votes are far, far more powerful/important.

Edit: not to forget said non-voting grifter spent most of his career banging on about the importance of 'democracy' and 'sovereign'.

 

[chuckbert]

The same people that will defend this will also lay into Nigel Farage for not voting in parliament.

It's literally Farage's job to do that. Not an electoral freedom.

Everyone's suddenly pro compulsory voting I see. That's a change from the discussion a few months ago.

 

[chuckbert]

If he didn't, someone on here would be along to tell us how him not voting is orders of magnitude worse than Polanski not voting.

Him not voting in parliament is definitely orders of magnitude worse than Polanski not voting in a council election.