Time for Some Leadership
This is quite a late posting for this topic, given that the
Green Party of England & Wales leadership election results were
announced last night, but better late than never.
Which is the feeling I have about the whole kerfuffle over whether
to have a leader or not. The Party really has to ‘get’
modern politics if it’s to be able to achieve the goal of
environmental sustainability, social justice, and most importantly,
curbing climate change. Having a recognisable leader with a
pre-existing public profile, and a fighting chance of being the
first Green in the House of Commons, should be helpful in the form
of personal politics which exists now.
Hopefully the whole Party (Manchester Green Party, rejector of £3
billion public transport investment on shaky ideological grounds,
I’m looking at you) can now move on and embrace a less
left-right factionalism approach, putting Green values at the
forefront instead.