It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast The future of Green politics in the UK | Ep.21
It’s ten years since the Greens had their first MP elected, and since then so much has changed. The climate crisis is no longer considered a niche issue; Extinction Rebellion has become a global movement; and the major political parties are busy competing over who can produce the “greenest” manifesto.
And yet, the Greens still only have one MP and seem unlikely to achieve a significant electoral breakthrough in the near future.
What are the lessons of the last 10 years? Should success in Westminster really matter for a party with such strong representation in local government? Is a progressive alliance the answer, or the source of the problem?
We discuss all this and more in this week's episode featuring Green party members Adam Ramsay (Open Democracy), Vix Lowthion (2019 Green candidate for the Isle of Wight), and Nannette Youssef (Green Councillor for Norwich) and more.
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