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Post by Merseymike on Nov 7, 2014 17:44:45 GMT
It's also impossible to tell because in a PR world the party configurations would be different.
I like a lot of Green policies but I am not currently likely to vote Green. If there was PR there could well be a green/left party and that would be tempting
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Post by greenchristian on Nov 7, 2014 17:49:36 GMT
It's also impossible to tell because in a PR world the party configurations would be different. I like a lot of Green policies but I am not currently likely to vote Green. If there was PR there could well be a green/left party and that would be tempting Policy-wise, you're closer to us than you are to your own party. Which I guess is an example of the point being made that there are a lot more people who agree with Green policies than there are who vote Green. |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Nov 7, 2014 18:14:09 GMT
It's also impossible to tell because in a PR world the party configurations would be different. I like a lot of Green policies but I am not currently likely to vote Green. If there was PR there could well be a green/left party and that would be tempting a. There is - the dominant current in the Green Party is definitely leftist. b. I'm not sure I see why the left of Labour would abandon the party in the event of PR, particularly as plenty of them aren't that keen on the Greens as a party. Where there is a Green-Left party elsewhere, it tends to either have quite a specific historical backstory (e. g. the Icelandic Left-Greens) or to be in a society with dozens of tiny parties. |
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Post by Merseymike on Nov 7, 2014 21:59:27 GMT
It's also impossible to tell because in a PR world the party configurations would be different. I like a lot of Green policies but I am not currently likely to vote Green. If there was PR there could well be a green/left party and that would be tempting a. There is - the dominant current in the Green Party is definitely leftist. b. I'm not sure I see why the left of Labour would abandon the party in the event of PR, particularly as plenty of them aren't that keen on the Greens as a party. Where there is a Green-Left party elsewhere, it tends to either have quite a specific historical backstory (e. g. the Icelandic Left-Greens) or to be in a society with dozens of tiny parties. I think it would be more a case of a genuine split because I think the Progress wing would want rid of the left. But I think that there are some older-style left wingers who wouldn't fit with the greens at all, but others who would be congruent I just don't think the current party system represents views and opinions very well. |
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Post by carlton43 on Nov 11, 2014 13:29:26 GMT
Couple of decent results for the Conservatives (especially Cornwall). The LD vote also seems quite buoyant for wards they weren't really in contention (although obviously, the LDs were previously in Mevagissey). UKIP standing still at a decent level, but not gaining ground (possibly a little disappointed about the Cornwall result). Yes, they are robust Conservative results and bode well for traditional Conservative areas. The weak Labour performances suggest a possible swing back of LibDem vote from Labour and if that persists and/or grows, then a major effect in the south on Labour targets. I am pleased to see UKIP sustain a position in the face of the final run-down to the GE. The squeeze is being resisted so far. |
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Post by AdminSTB on Dec 1, 2014 13:50:50 GMT
I've just noticed that on my page for the previous 2013 by-election in Bilton ( www.englishelections.org.uk/england/lby/westmidlands/bilton.php ), I put down that Craig Humphrey had resigned. Since he resigned this time around that can't have been true. Can anyone else remember or find a source on how that first by-election came about? |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Dec 1, 2014 14:28:01 GMT
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