Comments on: Opinion: Greens may do well in Haltemprice and Howden

By: carbon dave

carbon dave — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:03:05 +0000

Nobody ever expects a shock result!

But tomorrow the Greens may well get elected.

Green is go.

By: Geoffrey Payne

Geoffrey Payne — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:51:00 +0000

It may well be the case that the Greens do well, but we may as well wait until the results before having this debate.
There is a more general debate to be had about the Greens taking votes from the Lib Dems. 30% of our supporters say that the Green party is their second choice party.

By: David Morton

David Morton — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:21:25 +0000

The party didn’t see the real signifigance of the Labour Representation Committee till it was too late. I fear we are making the same mistake about the Greens.

By: Oranjepan

Oranjepan — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:59:06 +0000

I’ll be less sceptical of the opportunism shown by the greens if they manage to improve on the free run they’re being given at this by-election when the general election comes round.

Are they using it as an opportunity to put their arguments and build their organisation or are they really using it as an opportunity to bolster their self-perception by infringing on others core territory?

Frankly the greens are facing a crisis as their local activism diverges away from their national agenda, while their strategy contradicts their policy proposals. Whatever result they achieve in H&H they will only be delaying the day when they are forced to face the reality of this crunch.

They are lucky that our abscence from this contest obscures the contradictions in their ranks.

By: Mouse

Mouse — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:05:09 +0000

In the Guardian – Davis pays back the Lib Dems for stepping aside ….

Davis is realistic about a likely low turnout in Haltemprice and Howden tomorrow,

“I’m sorry that Labour and the Liberal Democrats funked it, but we’re still having a good argument and getting the issue raised.” This is true, sometimes to politically suicidal lengths.

By: Tony Greaves

Tony Greaves — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:04:34 +0000

Davies is attacking the Liberal Democrats in the Grauniad today for not standing.

What a slime-bag.

Tony Greaves

By: dandoh

dandoh — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:42:40 +0000

Of course, the real reason we didn’t run in H&H is because after fighting Crewe and Henley using Rennard’s fairly expensive strategies, our war chest is looking a little depleted at the moment.

By: Anders Hanson

Anders Hanson — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:30:56 +0000

may attract national media attention. It may act as a catalyst for further progress.

The only catalyst for further progress would be winning the by-election, which is incredibly unlikely.

If the Greens get a good second then it will be seen for what it is – the Greens only doing well because no other credible party was standing. It will then soon be forgotten.

By: David Heigham

David Heigham — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:09:24 +0000

If the Greens don’t come second in Haltemprice, they are going to be very embarassed.