Who to vote for as a feminist

This link has clear and in depth policies policy.greenparty.org.uk/culture,-media-and-sports.html

I particularly like this one so far; CMS681 Advertising to Children. Unsustainable economic growth is highly influenced by a culture of consumption. This culture is currently engendered in children and young people by advertising, particularly on television. Children must be protected from unscrupulous marketing and aggressive advertising. A Green government would strengthen regulation of advertising in media that may be viewed by children, and of products intended for consumption by children, to ensure that they are factual and informative and not manipulative.

Yes BeCool, because it is anti-feminist and anti-woman.

I can't see anything at all in the first manifesto Lion linked to about legalising prostitution.

Is it a very new policy?

My personal experience with the nz model has been women with less education and earned potential have unhappily been drawn into prostitution as it has become a legitimate occupational choice.

It's always been to their overall detriment and hardship. I believe this route to be essentially anti feminist.

lol, no worries Lion, thanks for looking for me.

A lot of their policies really chime with me. I am a bit of a closet tree hugger, bit of a leftie, but what informs my life and my thinking most is feminism and sisterhood iyswim?

Lab/Green would look good. They both certainly have good equality policies, but would the vote 'against' the current government be split?

Argh sorry, not helping much here, that was for the Euro elections.

Sorry, here's the latest one! greenparty.org.uk/assets/files/European%20Manifesto%202014.pdf

I have no problem with taxing the super rich more. Sharing the wealth is a good thing. I get that it's pie in the sky stuff, but also aspirational. Akin to a "If I ruled the world" type debate.

The only paragraph you need to read to see their spin on it is The Eton Mess one. That and the tax on 'presents' will be why the elite don't want it. The whole idea is to share the wealth more by taxing the super rich far more than they currently are.
The idea they will be able to put all of these changes in place immediately even if they did win is a little odd. I don't think the present coalition have done too much of what they said in their manifestos, so I doubt it would be as dramatic as that journo implies.

Oh, it's from the last election. I'll wait til they release their new one then. Thanks though

Will do, thanks Lion

I imagine The Telegraph has put the worst possible spin on it but even allowing for that we will have to agree to disagree on it making a lot of sense.

Well, that's the Torygraph's take on their plan. Bit different. Honestly, look at the link I posted.

Or you could read the manifesto itself... www.greenparty.org.uk/assets/files/resources/Manifesto_web_file.pdf

Green Party "Plan"

Not sure if it quotes their actual manifesto. Apart from the obviously misogynist bits, it does make a lot of sense. However, those bits seem central for them.

How feasible would a Lab/Green coalition be?

The party I see promoting equality and did a lot for equality when they were in is the Labour party.

The Lib Dems face a wipe out so I doubt a coalition with The Greens would have any effect on who is running the country.

what do you mean by standing alone as a group? women are an identifiable group and our society is based in many ways on that identification - it's one of the first things people want to know when a baby is born, boy or girl, what category does it fall into

the fact that not all women are the same or have the same desires or needs is an important thing that society is in many ways not set up to handle. and that in itself is something that unifies women as a group in terms of consideration of whether a party's policies would benefit women

This thread took a very odd turn after fayyive's post.

I'm also not sure if fay meant to say "liberal" or "libertarian" . I haven't read The Green manifesto but if fay is reporting it accurately re prostitution that is a libertarian agenda , not a liberal one.

Sorry, "would it be ..."

Of course the US has its own view of which party is led by a doofus.

Would a coalition of LibDems and Greens being numerically feasible under any circs? Disclaimer: not saying anything about anything contentious. Just asking.

No I don't think women can truly stand alone as a group. I'm basically liberal with a small "l" on social/ sexual politics (which is a pretty mainstream view) and probably just left of centre on economic issues.

There may be some issues where I will have a common viewpoint with women further to the left than me but there will be others we will never agree on.

I don't think anyone here thinks that UKIP are any good for anything, except pointing and laughing at in a particularly childish way. Their misogynist policies are manifold, most of their candidates and MEPs seem to be the "toast John Bull, may he keep our factories full" type of weirdo and their leader is a pillock.