tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post1997514341775753626..comments2023-08-31T15:14:58.287-07:00Comments on London Green Left Blog: Where Should Greens Stand, and not Stand, in the UK General Election?Mike Shaughnessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-75037953741973531472017-04-25T02:57:04.513-07:002017-04-25T02:57:04.513-07:00I stand corrected Anne, the 2015 result in Tottenh...I stand corrected Anne, the 2015 result in Tottenham was:<br /><br />LAB 67.3 <br /><br />CON 12.0 <br /><br />GRN 9.2 <br /><br />LD 4.1 <br /><br />UKIP 3.6 <br /><br />TUSC 3.1 <br />Mike Shaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-79792055034414227382017-04-25T01:38:10.499-07:002017-04-25T01:38:10.499-07:00A useful contribution Mike. But do please get the ...A useful contribution Mike. But do please get the facts right about Tottenham in 2015. Greens came 3rd and Tories second. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001002. <br /><br />Some people may already have seen the analysis of which seats might go to the Lib Dems this time on https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/23/general-election-2017-six-battlegrounds-could-shape-vote. H and WG is on the list of places where LD might win 'if there are outsize swings'. Along with Hampstead and Kilburn, Ilford N. and Enfield N are listed as seats where a Labour MP might lose because of 'Corbyn’s lukewarm attitude to Europe and his party’s halfhearted embrace of Brexit may pose problems'.Of these, in Enfield N UKIP defection to Tories could easily beat Joan Ryan (sitting Lab MP) whilst Greens came 4th.In Ilford N, similar pattern for Lab MP West Streeting though Greens came 5th. In Hampstead and Kilburn, where UKIP came 5th, a swing from Lab to either LDs or Green could destroy Tulip's 1.1% majority.<br /><br /> Anne Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398713342803917174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-34416345313086953532017-04-24T00:53:35.816-07:002017-04-24T00:53:35.816-07:00Agree that Haringey Greens should stand in H&W...Agree that Haringey Greens should stand in H&WG. In Hampstead & Kilburn, a more marginal seat, we will invite sitting Labour MP Tulip Saddiq to come to a meeting of Camden Green Party to discuss what commitments she can give us over Brexit, pushing for proportional representation for general elections and to push Camden Council on divestment (and possibly other stuff). <br />This then becomes a win-win (we hope) and should attract local positive media coverage. Either Tulip meets us and agrees some kind of cooperation on Green Party key issues, or she refuses. Either way the Greens should come out of this as the most reasonable, responsible party.<br />At an officers meeting yesterday we agreed that we can't stand aside without receiving at least something back. Otherwise the Green Party could end up looking ineffectual: we ask the other parties for an alliance; they refuse; we step down anyway. On that basis, why should anyone support us?Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148652083158647382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-85741333474900165742017-04-23T10:48:10.053-07:002017-04-23T10:48:10.053-07:00We are standing in Tottenham (9%), it is the other...We are standing in Tottenham (9%), it is the other Hornsey and Wood Green (5.4%) that is contentious.Mike Shaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796480031110991460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-63834659469716200732017-04-23T10:38:56.072-07:002017-04-23T10:38:56.072-07:00Of course you should stand, we need to build upon ...Of course you should stand, we need to build upon that 9%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440117683736860632.post-91965263569662805332017-04-23T10:35:01.905-07:002017-04-23T10:35:01.905-07:00I remember when Sir Hugh Rossi was MP for Hornsey ...I remember when Sir Hugh Rossi was MP for Hornsey and Wood Green. So in the 27 years I've lived in Tottenham, it's been Tory, Liberal and Labour. Other than that, I agree 100%ur.alcuin@googlemail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01022240199948025118noreply@blogger.com