tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post258233311033393522..comments2023-08-31T15:14:58.287-07:00Comments on London Green Left Blog: Green Party Activists Voice Doubts about an Electoral Progressive Alliance Mike Shaughnessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-77669278033583788312016-08-28T06:04:20.702-07:002016-08-28T06:04:20.702-07:00In retrospect, maybe I 'over-egged the pudding...In retrospect, maybe I 'over-egged the pudding' in stating that the idea of a Progressive Alliance inspires A LOT OF tribalism WITHIN GREEN LEFT MEMBERS AND GREEN PARTY ACTIVISTS.<br /><br />Charles Gates'reference to progressive alliance as an EVIL DEAD Alliance — <a href="http://londongreenleft.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/green-party-activists-voice-doubts.html" rel="nofollow">cited on London Green Left blog</a> — epitomises what I was saying about tribalism.<br /><br />Presenting the concept of a progressive alliance can be a way of calling other parties' bluff, especially in constituencies where prospective participant parties have, say, behaved as regressive alliances as in the case of Labour councillors siding with Conservatives in Brighton & Hove in the days of a Green Party led council with no overall majority, or in areas where Labour has been a one-party state and forced people on state benefits to pay an element of Council Tax when those state benefits are too low to be taxed.<br /><br />Dude Swheatie of Kwug<br /><br />PS: It seems that arousing controversy can be a means of inciting debate.<br />Kilburn Unemployed Workers Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281633520479831796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-60785985762042009062016-08-28T03:36:50.034-07:002016-08-28T03:36:50.034-07:00I caution against excessive tribalism. Progressive...I caution against excessive tribalism. <a href="http://kilburnunemployed.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/progressive-alliance-vs-tribalism-as-an-aid-to-democracy.html" rel="nofollow">Progressive Alliance vs tribalism as an aid to democracy?</a>Kilburn Unemployed Workers Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281633520479831796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-84890579534115372862016-08-26T10:56:48.862-07:002016-08-26T10:56:48.862-07:00More evidence - thanks Charlie. It looks like the ...More evidence - thanks Charlie. It looks like the progressive alliance is far from a settled issue in the Green Party.Mike Shaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-51469217038042737422016-08-26T10:52:30.933-07:002016-08-26T10:52:30.933-07:00From Charles Gate
https://docs.google.com/documen...From Charles Gate<br /><br />https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YZbvHFK9HHuPHIPq0Y-pavtPWEVSuwlQwEkhv7e_UWo/edit?pref=2&pli=1<br /><br />Emergency Motion: Progressive Alliances<br /><br />The recent political climate, combined with the long-term struggle to achieve proportional representation, has highlighted the need for decisive, cross-party action to demand electoral reform and give the country the best chance of a representative, accountable government. However, ongoing issues with other parties have exposed and intensified hostilities in some areas, and therefore any political strategy proposed by the Green Party of England and Wales which resembles an alliance must be developed both in close consultation with members and local parties, and taking into account issues which would create barriers when putting such an alliance into practice. <br /><br />It is felt by many that discussions around this so far have taken place without due transparency, and are tantamount to the leadership team and key elected representatives creating policy outside of the democratically mandated member-led process. <br /><br />Conference instructs GPEx to assemble a working group to carry out a comprehensive, initial consultation with individual members, local parties, and member groups before the idea of a Progressive Alliance is developed any further; and that the responses are used to inform the terms of such an alliance should it become a realistic direction for the party’s future political strategy. <br /><br />Conference notes: Once an arrangement is proposed, it must be supported by GPEx, and put to GPRC for agreement on behalf of the party, as per Section 11, clause (v) of the Constitution.<br /><br /><br /><br />ENDS<br /><br /><br />To sign this, please copy and paste this motion text into an email and send to soc@greenparty.org.uk by 5pm on September 2nd. Only the Emergency Motions with the most signatures will be heard at Conference, so please encourage as many members as you can to sign it. <br />Charles Gatenoreply@blogger.com