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# The Green Party just don't do enough campagining
they probably think its a waste of paper.

I think they just rely on the lentil brigade to vote for them which is very wrong
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Fri 5 May 2006, 10:06, archived)
# plus
the fact they have no real plans on running the country, just saving the world
(I helped save b3ta! Mart No Fool No posts but lots of stalks recently., Fri 5 May 2006, 10:11, archived)
# oh yeh - and that!
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Fri 5 May 2006, 10:11, archived)
# For this reason I wouldn't vote for them in a General Election
But I always vote for them in council elections
(I helped save b3ta! tipassoi, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:31, archived)
# Because saving the World
is only important enough on a local but not national level?
(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:40, archived)
# It's probably
the best place to start.

World peace starts in the kitchen etc
(asciifaceofbob bob bob bob bob bob bob bob, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:46, archived)
# Because saving the world matters to me,
but so do stuff like schools, health, the economy, foreign policy, etc. Which the greens have no real policy on. However, on a council level, I would like a council who cares about the environment, who introduces recycling schemes and works to improve public transport, and conserve areas of greenland, etc.

Plus - the greens have a chance of getting in on the council level in some places (where I used to live there were several green seats). But on a national level it's a wasted vote.
(I helped save b3ta! tipassoi, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:47, archived)
# I know what you mean.
But I have to argue with the 'wasted vote' comment.

there is no such thing as a wasted vote unless you just don't bother to use it.

The vote is there to register your support for someone, not as a 'guess the winner' ticket.
(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:51, archived)
# I care more about keeping the tories out
than I do about getting any of the others in. I wish this wasn't the case, and that there was a party I could really believe in, but there isn't.
(I helped save b3ta! tipassoi, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:57, archived)
# Another reaonsable point
Even if there's nobody you want to vote for there should be someone you want to vote against.

Voting for who you believe in is still not a wasted vote though.
(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Fri 5 May 2006, 11:05, archived)
# Green party
You're right they're rubbish campaigners. I was walking through Plymouth city centre t'other day and a Green Party campaigner came over to hand me a flier. Then she stopped and looked at me and said you're probably to young and walked off.

I'm 24 and it shouldn't matter that i'm too young anyway. Shouldn't they want to be drumming up young support.

Fools!

If it was the Tories i would of thought thank god i didn't have to speak to them. But i'm usually tempted by the Green party and they blew it.
(I helped save b3ta! cooler_king That's no moon!, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:14, archived)
# its because they don't have a leader
political parties just don't work that way, not when people expect a figurehead to be in place anyway
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Fri 5 May 2006, 10:16, archived)
# Makes me sad
Can anything be done to save our country?
(I helped save b3ta! cooler_king That's no moon!, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:20, archived)
# Yes

Vote for Boris Johnson...Comedy Gold in No 10*


*Scousers are excused
(I helped save b3ta! Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:22, archived)
# could you imagine the G8 summits
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Fri 5 May 2006, 10:25, archived)
# hehehehe
Yes...Yes I can

"Oh! so your that froggie leader chappie aren't you...didn't do so well in the war did you"

The whole world would love him
(I helped save b3ta! Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:28, archived)
# Teh B3ta Party
or more seriously - anyone under the age of 25 who doesn't like the way the country is going needs to join a political group they approve of and get active (plenty in Unis to choose from) - just don't forget your ideals when you leave uni (or get a job).
change is always slow, but start young and it can be achieved. I'm too old to make a difference (too set in my ways now), short of exercising my democratic rights.

Apart from their recent problems - the reason the Lib Dems are so shite at the moment is becuase they elected a guy who is 200 years old as their leader - just so he could get a turn (c.f. Andropov in the USSR). And he has a stupid name.

but you youngsters out there - GET MOVING
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Fri 5 May 2006, 10:24, archived)
# I think that Manic tried to get people to vote Lemonparty at the last general election
:)
(I helped save b3ta! Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:30, archived)
# ha ha - they are definately too old
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Fri 5 May 2006, 10:34, archived)
# Hahahaha
Old men having gay sex you say?



(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Fri 5 May 2006, 11:00, archived)
# blur it more!
I still know what's happening!
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Fri 5 May 2006, 11:02, archived)
# Only
because you've studied the original.
(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Fri 5 May 2006, 11:06, archived)
# I assumed that the only reason they chose him as leader
was so that the next general election would be Ming versus Gordon.
(I helped save b3ta! Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:42, archived)
# ha ha
(I helped save b3ta! Griffin Saver Something, something, 2006, something., Fri 5 May 2006, 10:48, archived)
# the reason for the lack of
campaigning is that they do not have the financial backing like the three main parties. The main reason is that the policies they have are very anti large business, like reduction of cars resulting in lower demand of fuel and so on.
The CBI certianly would not want them in power and they are a main force in British politics, CBI that is.
(Sandy Koufax's Wonky Willy, Fri 5 May 2006, 10:39, archived)