I've always had a soft spot for independents (not enough to vote for one though!) But this is not about independents - how can they operate as a party?
I want to know what a party's policy is on Education, Defense, Health Care, Europe, Human Rights, Environment.... etc.
Most importantly I want to encourage people to vote for one of the big 3 so that BNP, UKIP and other parties that promote hate, fear and have no track record in any form of leadership, don't get seats.
I was in Burnley when BNP councillors got in and they were pathetic, never turned up to meetings, did no work and wondered why they didn't get in again. I hope and pray that people will not take revenge on the MPs by voting for people who are clearly unfit to govern and who base their policies on hate, fear and bigotry.
There is a party outside the big three that does not promote hate. It is the Green Party.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul - I agree that they don't promote hate. I worry that votes diverted to the greens might create the space for the xenophobes to get in, though I appreciate that European elections have a different flavour.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see what happens!