From The Daily Express.
From the Daily Express - Caroline Lucas claims that the Green Party *is* Opposition Party in Westminster. Story in full is under the cut to save yr bandwidth. But isn't she right? I mean, how can Labour claim to be the ' loyal opposition' when in fact they are simply the 'Business Friendly, Tory Lite Party'?
And Nick Clegg's Liberals? Well, they are in the Tory led government coalition, fiercely fighting to make sure we don't have any increases in student fees, making sure that the government does not go selling off the nation's forests, opposing the renewal of Trident and... well, ok , so they are not actually doing any of that.
So, like Caroline Lucas said - if you want to vote for a party to oppose the Tories - vote Green
Friday February 25 2011
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has positioned herself as "the real opposition" to the coalition Government.
Ms Lucas, who became her party's first MP when she was elected to Brighton Pavilion at last May's General Election, accused Labour of suffering "a heroic amnesia" as it tried to block the Conservative and Lib Dems' policies.
Speaking from her party's spring conference in Cardiff, she said: "How can they oppose the market in the NHS when they first introduced it?
"How are they opposing tuition fees when they first introduced it? How do they oppose the selling off of the Royal Mail? That was (former business secretary) (Lord) Peter Mandelson."
Ms Lucas added: "I've always been a bit ambitious, but I do think the Green Party is the real opposition.
"The Lib Dems are part of the Government - they can't speak out about proper constitutional reform or nuclear weapons or nuclear power or many of the things they stood for.
"Labour is utterly contaminated by the fact they pursued many of the policies which now the coalition Government is simply taking to their logical conclusions, so I think people are looking for a genuine opposition - and you won't be surprised to know I think that's the Green Party."
Ms Lucas pledged her support for the Alternative Vote (AV) campaign, adding: "We think AV is a small step in the right direction. It will mean people don't have to agonise over tactical voting, they can vote for what they believe in and I think that will be very liberating for a lot of people."
She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the AV system would end safe parliamentary seats, which she claimed were "hugely damaging in terms of the complacency they almost inevitably breed".
Ms Lucas believed AV would "keep MPs on their toes".
Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/231151/Greens-are-real-opposition-Lucas/Greens-are-real-opposition-LucasGreens-are-real-opposition-Lucas#ixzz1FTQ7bQjw
And Nick Clegg's Liberals? Well, they are in the Tory led government coalition, fiercely fighting to make sure we don't have any increases in student fees, making sure that the government does not go selling off the nation's forests, opposing the renewal of Trident and... well, ok , so they are not actually doing any of that.
So, like Caroline Lucas said - if you want to vote for a party to oppose the Tories - vote Green
Friday February 25 2011
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has positioned herself as "the real opposition" to the coalition Government.
Ms Lucas, who became her party's first MP when she was elected to Brighton Pavilion at last May's General Election, accused Labour of suffering "a heroic amnesia" as it tried to block the Conservative and Lib Dems' policies.
Speaking from her party's spring conference in Cardiff, she said: "How can they oppose the market in the NHS when they first introduced it?
"How are they opposing tuition fees when they first introduced it? How do they oppose the selling off of the Royal Mail? That was (former business secretary) (Lord) Peter Mandelson."
Ms Lucas added: "I've always been a bit ambitious, but I do think the Green Party is the real opposition.
"The Lib Dems are part of the Government - they can't speak out about proper constitutional reform or nuclear weapons or nuclear power or many of the things they stood for.
"Labour is utterly contaminated by the fact they pursued many of the policies which now the coalition Government is simply taking to their logical conclusions, so I think people are looking for a genuine opposition - and you won't be surprised to know I think that's the Green Party."
Ms Lucas pledged her support for the Alternative Vote (AV) campaign, adding: "We think AV is a small step in the right direction. It will mean people don't have to agonise over tactical voting, they can vote for what they believe in and I think that will be very liberating for a lot of people."
She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the AV system would end safe parliamentary seats, which she claimed were "hugely damaging in terms of the complacency they almost inevitably breed".
Ms Lucas believed AV would "keep MPs on their toes".
Read more: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/231151/Greens-are-real-opposition-Lucas/Greens-are-real-opposition-LucasGreens-are-real-opposition-Lucas#ixzz1FTQ7bQjw