tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post3395099009979364254..comments2024-03-01T03:16:14.116+00:00Comments on Another Green World: Laurie Penny, Tommy Sheridan and the continuing failure of the leftDerek Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-27049831690342388482011-01-13T09:37:14.797+00:002011-01-13T09:37:14.797+00:00Hi Derek,
Hope you are good. Here is the piece I...Hi Derek, <br /><br />Hope you are good. Here is the piece I have written on the idea of a new left for Ceasefire magazine: <br /><br />http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/new-in-ceasefire/the-cult-of-novelty-1968-and-all-that/<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />LukeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795663035503190678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-20143140363744277292011-01-03T12:58:59.737+00:002011-01-03T12:58:59.737+00:00Yes well said Weggis, we ain't perfect but uni...Yes well said Weggis, we ain't perfect but uniformity is not cool.<br /><br />Also I don't think the like of you and I or most Green Party members hector people about what they can or cannot do...Derek Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-839454755825452822011-01-03T12:56:36.627+00:002011-01-03T12:56:36.627+00:00..but some of the party members just make me want ...<i>..but some of the party members just make me want to run a mile </i><br /><br />Only <b>some</b>, Anonyminx?<br />Please name and shame the others so we can deal with them through the disciplinary procedures and reprogramme them to conform to stereotype.weggishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651722712995395981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-2089469023092712582011-01-02T14:56:37.147+00:002011-01-02T14:56:37.147+00:00The problem you face (and you will certainly not w...The problem you face (and you will certainly not want to hear it) is that the Green Party turns off a large number of ordinary people as they come across as a bunch of hectoring middle class fops with the money and priviledged background that enables them to buy organic, work two days a week doing something 'useful' and gives them the time to be involved in local politics. <br /><br />I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-19463559854374899302010-12-29T10:21:08.905+00:002010-12-29T10:21:08.905+00:00cheers Gordon, I think although Heavensforrend has...cheers Gordon, I think although Heavensforrend has had a justified go at me, I still don't think we are focussing on how we can change society, given all the things that make this difficult in the UK (although slightly less so in Scotland).Derek Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-40176024766346623882010-12-29T09:32:00.965+00:002010-12-29T09:32:00.965+00:00Unfortunately Jo the GPEW accepted a donation from...Unfortunately Jo the GPEW accepted a donation from Zac Goldsmith, (on the Electoral Commission website).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-26062597177639498282010-12-28T22:58:44.065+00:002010-12-28T22:58:44.065+00:00It's hard to think of Laurie Penny as left-win...It's hard to think of Laurie Penny as left-wing when she supported Vince Cable's tuition plans. I thought the whole 'Education is a Public Good' thing was fairly obvious and necessary for anyone proclaiming themselves as socialist. It's the one thing the SWP has going for it: not every member's a blogger on a one-person mission to remodel the world of their temporary imageGreen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213685949038895130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-91556149655581089202010-12-28T18:00:51.523+00:002010-12-28T18:00:51.523+00:00A few weeks ago I would never never have expected ...A few weeks ago I would never never have expected the student protests, the uncut protests, the occupations etc etc. I would have staked my life if asked to that most people would tamely accept the governments abuse. That those of us that wanted to fight back would be largely outnumbered and ignored. <br />So, some fairly uexpected things have happened, if people are prepared to continue to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-63136805174390121492010-12-28T17:02:00.204+00:002010-12-28T17:02:00.204+00:00I think one of the main problems people and politi...I think one of the main problems people and politics face locally, nationally and globally is simply that politics is run by big business. money, capitalism, neo-liberalism. The Green Party is different in that sense and has a perfectly good solution in that it strives for a form of politics not funded by big business and the rich. Combine that with many other policies and principles such as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-76581398657343913852010-12-28T13:37:02.495+00:002010-12-28T13:37:02.495+00:00Thanks! I think you need both social movements an...Thanks! I think you need both social movements and structural change from political parties, I think we need to learn from Latin America.<br /><br />I certainly don't think its elect X and everything falls into place.<br /><br />I have written lots of stuff on strategy but just wanted to flag up while on the whole excellent Laurie's article needs to pose some other questions.<br /><br />Derek Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-12250197930516449532010-12-28T13:33:47.941+00:002010-12-28T13:33:47.941+00:00Having read this entry through I see that it highl...Having read this entry through I see that it highlights some problems that 'the left' are facing, all well and good, but they don't seem to propose any solution whatsoever.<br /><br />Except possibly 'more Green MPs' floating beneath the surface of the comments about Caroline Lucas. Perhaps you wish to insinuate that your party should be classed as one of these 'new HeavensForfendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00384490010469655427noreply@blogger.com