Think she should go, after the election.
UK General Election 2015 | Conservatives win with an overall majority
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That's 2 now, bet she's looking forward to the debates.
Dear me, forgot about the debates. No wonder Cameron wanted her on.
It's far too easy just to quote The Thick Of It but Natalie Bennett seemed to be a real life Nicola Murray.
Just awful.
Just awful.
I was told that she was beyond awful but I can't imagine she was worse than when being savaged by brillo pad (who laid off cos she was so utterly clueless). I assumed she was supa-media babe when they passed over Lucas.
Shit she was worse. Just fecked the Greens up the arse. No one can vote for a klutz.
Molly Scott Cato should probably be the Greens next leader. She comes across like she actually knows what she's talking about.
That was cringeworthy.
Like some of the Greens ideas, but they'll be in freefall with more of that.
Like some of the Greens ideas, but they'll be in freefall with more of that.
I do wonder if they'll bring Lucas in for at least one now, as they should have from the off.
Just listened to it now. My god she was rubbish. The interviewer was good but not brutal- the late coughing was funny. Despite their shambles, 12.4% of the Caf are still going to vote for them according to the poll above. Maybe it's the same types who voted for Boris because they find him amusing in a buffoonish way.
Just saw the press conference later on News at Ten. 
The press officer butting in and not letting the leader speak about the radio interview. They're like a menopausal knitting circle. No idea how any takes that party seriously.
The press officer butting in and not letting the leader speak about the radio interview. They're like a menopausal knitting circle. No idea how any takes that party seriously.Jenny Jones is a bit better on Newsnight now, but is admitting that the citizen's income is now an 'aim' not a hard and fast current policy. Er, serious back-tracking here and she admits they won't win enough seats to get any policy through anyway.
Looking forward to the 'fully costed' manifesto she keeps harping on about. 'Most of the policies we put forward are very sensible'...
Looking forward to the 'fully costed' manifesto she keeps harping on about. 'Most of the policies we put forward are very sensible'...
I wasn't one of the above Green voters, but would still happily vote for them so as to improve their standing in parliament. Having a shit leader doesn't really have any impact on that.
That is horrible to listen to. Not the first time either. I considered voting for them, but with a leader like Bennett, not a bloody chance. I think they have some good ideas but some of the stuff they suggest is downright silly and not thought through.
That's kind of missing the point of the Greens. The alternative is downright immorral, so you vote Green, knowing they will not gain power but that your vote denotes a desire for a more socially responsible society. This then encourages the Labour party to move more towards the Greens and the Tories to move towards where Labour were.
Was tempted to change my vote to greens. She just made sure that's never going to happen. GG.
Yeah, after further reflection and sleep, I'm not going to disregard them purely because of that.
Then the Tories get in again.
Yup. Not everyone has the stomach to vote the lesser evil, though.
Conservative MP David Tredinnick saying its racist not to believe in astrology or something.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics...lp-nhs-claim-conservative-mp-david-tredinnick
He said something like this a few years ago. Should've been booted then, the fecking lunatic
http://www.theguardian.com/politics...lp-nhs-claim-conservative-mp-david-tredinnick
He said something like this a few years ago. Should've been booted then, the fecking lunatic
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Disappointed Labour is wanting to cut tuition fees. I'm someone who'll probably wind up paying them in a few years but using a nice loan that I don't have to start paying back until I start earning a good amount. There are better things to do with whatever money you can get out of rich old people. Is just pandering to students, lest they vote Green.
I think that the system definitely needed looking at given that figures were showing a huge amount of the loans were never going to be repaid - allowing that to continue could result in a really punitive system being introduced in future to "restore the balance". Concerned though that some who've analysed the proposals suggest that those who benefit most out of a cut would be the highest earners. I don't think it's purely to counter the Greens either, something like this has been rumoured to be coming for years from Labour.
That's fair but a £3000 cut isn't going to change that.
They are pandering because the whole tuition fee's scandal has probably ended the Lib Dems as an effective force for this general election, I guess its not very wise to cross students.
The cut itself doesn't no, but the increase of revenue they say they're generating elsewhere to pick up the slack does - it's bringing money in to "fund" a cut in income that wouldn't have come in anyway. I don't think it's a policy that's generally going to make a great deal of difference politically though of itself, the most important thing to my mind is that students from disadvantaged backgrounds aren't being put off, and in fairness they don't seem to be at the moment.
50% Labour 50% Lib Dems
Interesting. Surprised I voted for the greens on nothing, though I was rolling my eyes at a few of their policies I recognised. Would be truly interested to see what a representative sample of the country taking this test would spit out. At the moment the Tories are only getting 11.8% of the vote, which is obviously impacted by the sort of people who are taking the test. I hope the site gets all the publicity it deserves.
Crime - Liberal Democrats
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Education - Labour
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Environment - Labour
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Europe - Liberal Democrats
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Health / NHS - Labour
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Immigration - Labour
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Interesting. Surprised I voted for the greens on nothing, though I was rolling my eyes at a few of their policies I recognised. Would be truly interested to see what a representative sample of the country taking this test would spit out. At the moment the Tories are only getting 11.8% of the vote, which is obviously impacted by the sort of people who are taking the test. I hope the site gets all the publicity it deserves.
100% Green.
Who am I supposed to vote for instead then? Good Ol' Davey? Its a protest, nothing like voting for a party with a very good chance of winning regardless of policies because the leader is funny.
That's true, to be fair, despite how awful she is. There's an argument as well that them getting more votes will lead to them trying to become more of a serious party with less questionable policies if people are actually willing to vote for them.
Conservative 62.5%
Liberal Democrat 25%
UKIP 12.5%
Democracy -
Education -
Europe -
Health/NHS -
Economy -
Environment -
Foreign Policy/Defence -
Welfare -
Education -
Europe -
Health/NHS -
Economy -
Environment -
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Welfare -
There should IMO have been a separate category (or two) for social issues like: legalisation of prostitution, drug laws, alcohol, gender equality, LGBT rights, censorship, obesity e.t.c. They are important enough to sand apart from other policy areas and risk being ...sidelined.
Transport too, was conspicuous by its absence i thought.
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Do you know much about the Scots Greens? I remember hearing they had a considerable membership boost, post-referendum, but haven't heard a thing about them since.
Patrick Harvie, their leader, is generally regarded as one of the best politicians in Scotland. Not sure about how similar they are policy wise (probably not too different to be fair), but he's much better than Bennett.
60% Green, 30% Lib, 10% Labour. Can't help but feel its a little arbitrary because no one trusts them to actually follow through with promises
40% Labour 30% Green 30% Lib Dem
Can't remember the exact percentage but the bulk of mine were Labour, with a few Green and Lib Dems.
50% Green 50% Labour.
To those who took the survey - were there any specific policies which swayed your mind one way or the other?
The specific commitment given to flood defences was ultimately a positive for the Conservatives as regards the environment. Although that has to be tempered by their untrustworthiness in other aspects of rural affairs for instance.
And though i can't see myself voting for them at a general election, i actually thought that some of UKIP's education proposals were of surprising note. Of course like with the Greens, there is doubt as to how well such have been costed.
Conversely, their £9bn reduction to DfID's budget was neither so endearing nor welcome. I would also argue that it is counter-intuitive, given their desire to see a decrease in net immigration.
Labour's refusal to recognise that England requires a little constitutional tweaking, sunk their Democracy section from my PoV.
I'd have to go back and read some of the other departments but the above sprang to mind.
The specific commitment given to flood defences was ultimately a positive for the Conservatives as regards the environment. Although that has to be tempered by their untrustworthiness in other aspects of rural affairs for instance.
And though i can't see myself voting for them at a general election, i actually thought that some of UKIP's education proposals were of surprising note. Of course like with the Greens, there is doubt as to how well such have been costed.
Conversely, their £9bn reduction to DfID's budget was neither so endearing nor welcome. I would also argue that it is counter-intuitive, given their desire to see a decrease in net immigration.
Labour's refusal to recognise that England requires a little constitutional tweaking, sunk their Democracy section from my PoV.
I'd have to go back and read some of the other departments but the above sprang to mind.
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Meh. Soundbite politics. Much easier to agree with something really specific that you like than something broadbrush, even though the broader policies are the ones that have the greater impact.
Maybe so, but I'd say it's interesting and useful to many nonetheless.