The Green Party really have appointed a bit of a chump in Bennett - they have a great chance in this election to take real advantage of the lack of faith amongst the left for Milliband - but they need an inspiring leader to make this happen.
Whatever you think of Farage - UKIP would be polling much, much lower if it was led by someone with Bennett's personality and stature.
The Green Party really have appointed a bit of a chump in Bennett - they have a great chance in this election to take real advantage of the lack of faith amongst the left for Milliband - but they need an inspiring leader to make this happen.
Whatever you think of Farage - UKIP would be polling much, much lower if it was led by someone with Bennett's personality and stature.
Personally I think the Greens should go back to having 3 spokes persons rather than a leader.
The British left and it's desperation for a saviour is hilarious.
First Blair was going to save us from the Tories. Then Brown was going to save us from Blair. Then Clegg was going to save us from Brown. Now that Clegg is a busted flush and Miliband is useless, the Greens are the new saviours.
The British left and it's desperation for a saviour is hilarious.
First Blair was going to save us from the Tories. Then Brown was going to save us from Blair. Then Clegg was going to save us from Brown. Now that Clegg is a busted flush and Miliband is useless, the Greens are the new saviours.
Blair did save us from the Tories. Clegg (along with Cameron) did save us from Brown. This is all just a matter of politics evolving and times changing. Nothing seems particularly funny or "desperate" about it.
Ever heard of compulsory purchase orders?! The government can take anything off you if it wants to.
Of course its silly - the Queen is independently wealthy and worth billions.
The point is this story is now leading on LBC and other platforms as being Green policy - given we know how it works expect headines such as Evil Aussie Green wants to see Queen out on the streets and Prince George homeless by tomorrow!
Its a distraction of course from their planned policy of building loads of new council houses - rather than all these ridiculous bailouts, schemes and handouts for developers we have now which are wonderful for their shareholders and bad for young people needing housing as they just push up prices even more.
Sorry, she is independently wealthy and worth billions, and I assume this wealth extends to her family.
What would you say is wrong with this picture?I see passion not desperation.
The whole 'needing to be saved from' idea. It suggests that no government should ever be in power long enough to do anything beyond undoing whatever mistakes were made by the previous one, which on reflection might actually be something worth enshrining in law...
Do the Greens expect to win any seat except Brighton Pavilion at the election?
I don't think they expect anything, but they do have high hopes for Norwich South, currently held by the Lib Dems with a small majority over Labour, along with a few other seats.
No, it doesn't extend to the whole family. Only the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh get money from the Civil List so that they can perform their duties.
And the civil list is the payment made in return for the crown giving up some of its income to the state. If you do away with state money , the logic is they revert to keeping their own. And its as much their own as anyone else's money is .
Let me just say that even though I don't personally care about whether the Royal Family is retained in a democracy we should have a chance to decide for ourselves.
I do not agree with the Greens just abolishing the monarchy anymore than the other parties just keeping them. A decision as big as this should be one decided by the public.
My feeling is that the public would vote to keep them and if they did then the Greens should accept that. I also feel their manifesto should detail a referendum rather than a straight abolishment.
There should have to be a regular vote to allow the monarch to have any powers or privileges. In Norway we had one referendum to vote in a monarch in 1905. Of course women couldn't vote then, so that was quite a lot of people left out of the process at the time. But now all those who voted are dead. Keeping the monarchy only because of that vote is necrocracy, not democracy.
The Greens are also going to let al Qaeda and ISIS hold public meetings, conferences and openly recruit members in the UK - according to Five LIve. Like UKIP the Greens have really got the establishment worried - prepare for more trashing before 7 May.
Anyone want to discuss serious issues like how the Tories and Labour are going to cut the deficit and pay off our trillions of debt. No - the media dont bother with trivia like that anymore!
Theres a very sound intellectual case for questioning the existence of royal priviledge or royalty per se.Plenty of sophisicated countries manage fine without a monarchy.
Annsyre said, "idealistic young students". It was specific, not a generalisation.
There are plenty of unsophisticated countries that don't have a monarchy either.
There is also a very sound intellectual case against having an elected Head of State/president.
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK (including 14 other Commonwealth countries) most have monarchies and all, with the exception of Spain, have relatively healthy economies.
Annsyre said, "idealistic young students". It was specific, not a generalisation.
There are plenty of unsophisticated countries that don't have a monarchy either.
There is also a very sound intellectual case against having an elected Head of State/president.
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK (including 14 other Commonwealth countries) most have monarchies and all, with the exception of Spain, have relatively healthy economies.
The Queen has no real power - but the power the PM has via the royal prerogative to act without parliamentary approval is significant. In other countries in Europe with monarchies they are basically just for show.
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Bennett doesn't come across well
The woman is either totally deluded or bonkers.
Obviously those who support Farage will think he has won, and those who support the Green Party will think Bennett has won. rolleyes.
Whatever you think of Farage - UKIP would be polling much, much lower if it was led by someone with Bennett's personality and stature.
I'm out of the house at the moment but I'll have to buy some popcorn for when I watch it on iPlayer.
Personally I think the Greens should go back to having 3 spokes persons rather than a leader.
Which just goes to show what sheep the GBP are.
Doesn't matter what the message is, just as long as someone charismatic enough says it.
First Blair was going to save us from the Tories. Then Brown was going to save us from Blair. Then Clegg was going to save us from Brown. Now that Clegg is a busted flush and Miliband is useless, the Greens are the new saviours.
Blair did save us from the Tories. Clegg (along with Cameron) did save us from Brown. This is all just a matter of politics evolving and times changing. Nothing seems particularly funny or "desperate" about it.
Is there perhaps something wrong with this picture?
What would you say is wrong with this picture?I see passion not desperation.
Sorry, she is independently wealthy and worth billions, and I assume this wealth extends to her family.
And yet we are still paying for them?
The whole 'needing to be saved from' idea. It suggests that no government should ever be in power long enough to do anything beyond undoing whatever mistakes were made by the previous one, which on reflection might actually be something worth enshrining in law...
No, it doesn't extend to the whole family. Only the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh get money from the Civil List so that they can perform their duties.
I'd say that's a rather naive thing to say.
Those cars have been produced using land and resources that have been 'stolen' from others, by your logic.
I don't think they expect anything, but they do have high hopes for Norwich South, currently held by the Lib Dems with a small majority over Labour, along with a few other seats.
By the many not the few.
And the civil list is the payment made in return for the crown giving up some of its income to the state. If you do away with state money , the logic is they revert to keeping their own. And its as much their own as anyone else's money is .
There should have to be a regular vote to allow the monarch to have any powers or privileges. In Norway we had one referendum to vote in a monarch in 1905. Of course women couldn't vote then, so that was quite a lot of people left out of the process at the time. But now all those who voted are dead. Keeping the monarchy only because of that vote is necrocracy, not democracy.
Interview starts at 14.27
Why do the Greens think that being hectored by an Australian is what the British people want ??
She says quite clearly she is doing both debates - so good news - that's the Greens gone !!
Anyone want to discuss serious issues like how the Tories and Labour are going to cut the deficit and pay off our trillions of debt. No - the media dont bother with trivia like that anymore!
Annsyre said, "idealistic young students". It was specific, not a generalisation.
There are plenty of unsophisticated countries that don't have a monarchy either.
There is also a very sound intellectual case against having an elected Head of State/president.
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK (including 14 other Commonwealth countries) most have monarchies and all, with the exception of Spain, have relatively healthy economies.
The Queen has no real power - but the power the PM has via the royal prerogative to act without parliamentary approval is significant. In other countries in Europe with monarchies they are basically just for show.