Archive for green party
Economising on candidates: Greens double up and stand in different places
Where there are two levels of local government, it’s quite common for someone to be a councillor for both, such as being both a district and a county councillor in the same area.
However, standing for two councils in different areas is another matter. It’s perfectly legal (as you can qualify in different areas under, for [...]
Why Vote … – the other books reviewed
I’ve already reviewed two of the titles in the new seven book series from biteback: Why Vote Liberal Democrat and Why Vote. But what to make of the other fives titles – covers Labour, Conservative, Green, SNP and Plaid? (Although a UKIP book was also publicised, it never got published as UKIP failed to produce [...]
“Some of the Greens’ proposals are staggeringly extreme”
That’s the verdict of Mark Henderson in The Times, after taking a look at their attitude towards science:
Two examples stand out. It wants to ban all experiments on embryos, including those designed to improve fertility treatment as well as embryonic stem cell work. And its policies on alternative medicine are the height of naivety. The [...]
