tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post2222714247530168898..comments2023-11-19T17:31:49.939+00:00Comments on Bristling Badger: david cameron scripted by monty pythonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-73262344395698664792010-04-16T23:51:21.819+01:002010-04-16T23:51:21.819+01:00Anonyperson,
again you baffle me with your refere...Anonyperson,<br /><br />again you baffle me with your references to the Green Party. Do you have the impression that I am a supporter or member of a Green Party or something?<br /><br />The governments of the world <br />sign up to how important it is to keep below a 2 degree global temperature increase. And then they bail out their car industries, build new coal power stations and expand their airports. It's not the imprecise words of aspirational statements that matter, it's policy.<br /><br />And when it comes to policy, like Labour, Tory, and almost every party in power anywhere on earth, the LibDems are going lalalalala very loudly indeed.<br /><br />The Liberal Constitution quotes sound very nice. <br /><br />How can they have a 'sustainable economy' that is perpetually expanding? <br /><br />Where's the policies that will get us off oil within 20 years, or of reducing our carbon emissions by 90% in a similar timeframe?<br /><br />How is a party whose prime priority is the restarting of economic growth - ie increasing consumption from our present profligate levels - 'safeguarding the balance of nature and the environment'?merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959849087751101034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-86243284329442248182010-04-16T17:29:45.006+01:002010-04-16T17:29:45.006+01:00“We believe that each generation is responsible fo...“We believe that each generation is responsible for the fate of our planet and, by safeguarding the balance of nature and the environment, for the long term continuity of life in all its forms.”<br /><br />“…a sustainable economy which serves genuine need, public services of the highest quality, international action based on a recognition of the interdependence of all the world's peoples and responsible stewardship of the earth and its resources.” Liberal Constition.<br /><br />Not really sticking your fingers in their ears and going lalalala about resource depletion and overconsumption. <br /><br />BTW I’ve just read the Green Party manifesto, they seem to be concerned about ‘casino capitalism’ rather than capitalism generally, I can’t find the word ‘socialism’ or ‘socialist’ so I guess the Greens are eco-capitalists.<br /><br />AnonypersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-37311359031445360432010-04-16T13:54:54.868+01:002010-04-16T13:54:54.868+01:00Anonyperson,
I'm slightly bemused by why you ...Anonyperson,<br /><br />I'm slightly bemused by why you want to compare which is nearer to assorted Green Parties, but anyway.<br /><br />The things you cite are certainly differences, but nothing really substantial. The LibDems would scrap Trident but retain nuclear weapons. They would continue the PFI giveaway of public funds and the expansion of market capitalism into public services. Same as Labour and Tory.<br /><br />And all three stick their fingers in their ears and go lalalala about resource depletion and overconsumption, passing on the problems of our profligacy to those who come later. Which is the act of a gang of psychopaths rather than people who claim to having the best interests of the nation at heart.merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959849087751101034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-11547146755249981752010-04-16T12:26:40.888+01:002010-04-16T12:26:40.888+01:00No real difference between the big three…
The Li...No real difference between the big three… <br /><br />The Lib Dems scrapping Trident, proportional representation, Robin Hood Tax, and Green New Deal type policies are, I would respectfully suggest, is closer to the Green Party of England and Wales position than the Tory or Labour Parties.<br /><br />The Tories cutting the public sector policies and cutting benefits and wages to save the banks , I would respectfully suggest, is closer to the Green Party of Ireland position than the Lib Dem or Labour Parties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com