AIBU to hope the greens do very well today?

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That’s it really. go Zack! 💚

Previously when the Greens were talking about a wealth tax, they started talking about people earning over £50k...
What do you like about the legalisation of GHB, the date rape drug?

What in God's name have local elections got to do with Palestine?

I'm curious to know who is actually funding the Greens now? Since they are fielding an awful lot of people in these local elections it will be costing a lot of money. Does anyone know the source of their funding?

Changing to keep up with changes in society is fair enough. But Labour and the Greens have dumped or sidelined their central founding principles.

It’s lucky for those leading the Greens that they currently look like a bright new option to replace the stuffy old parties.

Anyone who joins and gets involved will quickly find out that care for the environment is way down the priority list. And its hierarchy is viciously intolerant of anyone who won’t bow to the currently fashionable dogma, such as gender ideology.

If I ever voted Reform I think my head would explode right there in the polling station.

Those bloody feminists, prioritising women's rights!

In other news 'why are all the posts on the doghouse board about dogs? Will nobody think of the cats? '

What has Palestine got to do with the UK. Its creeping into UK politics. There are 4 Independents in Birmingham voted in on one issue - Gaza. And that man who refused to shake Jess Phillips hand when he lost.

Is that what UK politics has become?

Agreed. MN has almost as many rabid anti-Green ideologues who favour Reform as it does rabid anti-trans ideologues who attack anyone and anything that goes against their prejudices.

Agree with you, OP, but this is really, really, really not the place you'll get a favourable welcome.

Allegedly, some of his family have said they will leave the country if he ever became PM!

I wonder where his family would go to? 🤔

As it happens having read a number of threads about Polanski and the Greens today it has struck me consistently that most posters find Reform to be as unpalatable as the current Green Party. But don't let that get in the way of your prejudice.

Why do we think the Greens have had such a surge in popularity recently? I would have thought Caroline Lucas was the real deal if you want to vote Green. The recent leaders not so much. Is it to do with an increase in younger people?

YABU. They’re an antisemitic bunch of lunatics

If I had to vote either Reform or Green, or die, I'd have to vote Green. But I'd hate it and that's entirely due to the current state of the party.

Got to be a troll post.

While I would certainly advise against voting for dodgy Nige, it shouldn't surprise you that a large number of people on a site called 'mumsnet' thinks women's rights are important.

Oh, I wonder...

That was a doozy - he managed sexism, classism and racism all in one outburst.

I’m sure the thousands of carers up and down the country were delighted to hear they are unskilled and just bum wipers. It also showed lack of concern for the quality of care or the needs of care receivers - they should have no expectation of skilled, considerate care, they must be grateful for a “bumwiper” who may not even have relevant communication skills.

It was a match for some of Farage’s belters before he got a grip on unscripted appearances.

Don't be silly, we women should only want rights if it doesn't upset the men too much 🙄

I support Palestine. This does not make me anti semitic on any level - neither am I a racist.

Yes, what an incredibly insulting way to characterise the hugely important work of social carers, and equally disrespectful to people who need care. It's about a hell of a lot more than bum-wiping, Zack.

Eugh! Good on some issues. Horrible on others. So I can't give you a definitive answer.

Welcome to politics in the UK 2026. 😒

Agree! The Greens are the only viable party for me at this point, because they don't take corporate donations like the other parties. I think that shows their loyalty really lies with the people, while other parties will be looking to do favours for their corporate donors.

Plus I like that the Greens have a really holistic outlook on the issues, lots of joined up and long term thinking.

You won't get support here though as MN is very anti Green, the amount of complete misinformation I've seen on here!

Greens and Reform now have similarities in their untrustworthiness to lead and I wouldn’t want either to be in power. Both headed up by people with dubious personalities.

The smear trope is so overused. Any party which is doing well in the polls will invite greater scrutiny. That is all that's happening here. It happened to Reform last year but I'm sure you didn't mind that sort of scrutiny....