AIBU to consider voting Green instead of Labour in local elections?

[Neutralplayer]

I’m strongly thinking of ditching Labour & voting for the Green party in the forthcoming local elections because Labour has been such a dismal failure. Do you think this is a good idea or am I being unreasonable?

Me too.

I’m reminded of the time (a general election) when I was so fed up with the whole useless lot of them, I voted for the Monster Raving Loony candidate - I’d never NOT vote at all.

https://www.greenpartydrugpolicy.org.uk/policy

Specifically: "DR302 A Green government will replace prohibition with a legalised, regulated system of drug control. The production, import and supply of all recreational drugs, including alcohol and nicotine but excluding caffeine (see below), will be regulated according to the specific risks that they pose to the individual, to society and to the environment. Drugs that pose the highest risks will be subject to the heaviest regulation; less risky drugs will be subject to lighter regulation."

Effectively, drugs like cocaine or heroin would only be available on prescription to those suffering from drug addiction. Same as any other controlled medical drug.

Effectively, drugs like cocaine or heroin would only be available on prescription to those suffering from drug addiction. Same as any other controlled medical drug.

Methadone is already legal if prescribed. Under Green party laws, would doctors have to prescribe cocaine and heroin if patients requested it?

I do. If a government can't define what a woman is it can't protect or promote women's rights.

Fine, you do you. Reform “knows what a woman is” and will strip your rights in a heartbeat. They’ll repeal the 2010 Equality Act and being a woman will no longer be a protected characteristic.

Where did I say I was voting reform? Their science denial is only one of the very many reasons I would not vote for the Greens. I was just adding it to the long list posted upthread.

Green = Islamist party, open borders, defunding police

nothing to do with environment

don’t understand economics ( worse than reeves if you can even get that!)

anti semite
pro terror

very very dangerous party.

no one has learned the lesson from Iran. Like turkeys voting for Christmas !

You didn't. Some posters who are very articulate seem to lose the powers of comprehension when people disagree with them.

I will decide locally but will vote for whoever I think is taking the climate emergency most seriously. I find it confusing how anyone can be voting with immigration in mind and not think of the waves of refugees we'll be seeing as the climate emergency worsens. Food prices set to have gone up by 50% by November. It's terrifying.

And I do think ZP is an idiot for how he spoke about the Golders Green attacker, and what little he has done to condemn anti-Semitism. Also don't agree with him re safe spaces for women. But I have a child and in my eyes, his future and safety is number one.

So which party would that be? Labour surely? With all of the money they are pouring into net zero they must be number 1 amongst those of us with environmental concerns.

I have never voted Labour. Usually I discuss all options with my husband but this year i did my own research, i chose one point that is important to me advised my decision on their policies concerning that point.

You could not be more wrong.

The bond markets are closely watching anything which would signal Starmer’s removal, and his replacement by Burnham and/or Reeves.

Turner was spot on and in the past has done such analyses of other party leaders (Farage was a doozy as I recall). I find it interesting that you need to attack the messenger rather than identifying any factual inaccuracies in the article.

I have in the past been a member of the Green party, I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole since it became dominated by loons kicked out of Labour and a rag bag of racist and misogynist identity politicians. I agree with the PPs upthread - current Green party and Reform are two cheeks of the same arse.

I’m left wing and an environmentalist but no way would I vote Green as things stand. ZP will blow up the economy. And don’t say labour already did this as we all know Trumps responsible for the current shit show.

I don't understand why you've concluded that's the Greens though, beyond their historic reputation.

The current version of the Green party has been much less concrete than Labour and have shown themselves easily distracted by every passing leftish cause going.

And, to build on what a previous poster has said, blowing up the economy is a spectacularly stupid strategic position if you care about the future of the planet.

If people's living standards drop even further, good luck in getting them to focus on sustainability.

Correction ‘Rayner’

Me too, for exactly this reason. And no, I won't vote Reform. Labour have the best chance of keeping them out in my area, so I'm voting for them.

Oh wow!!!!

I LOVE Kemi

I am normal between Labour / Lib Dem

Love her here.

I want her as prime minister.

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15790989/1930s-repeated-Kemi-Badenoch-heckler-antisemitism-Britain.html#v-5433847627961945169

😍

I think I have my first ever girl crush at the age of 46. Go Kemi 👏🙏👏

Yep

I'll stop swooning but how cool and collected is she.

The greens are fucking nuts. Misogynists and anti semites too. YABU

I hear you, she’s great.

She played Polanski at his own game 🏆

And with an air of natural authority while relaxed, casual and relatable. Nice style!