GREEN REALITY GAP

I went along to a public meeting with the Green MEP for the South East last night. Apparently the Green Party are trying to re-launch on the Island after years of invisibility and I always like to keep an eye on such developments.

There were about 50 people there and they heard the usual cogent plea from the MEP for real action over climate change, with lots of criticism of mainstream parties. When some daft Marxist/Communist/Green/Whatever then made some barmy remarks about there being a Con/Lab/Lib federation running this country I had had enough.

I complimented the MEP on her environmental analysis, but then pointed out the massive gap between her analysis and stark reality. The Green Party is never going to form a government to change things (like the Liberals) or run a Council, so why don't they instead join the only party that can make a difference (Labour) if there is enough pressure from within its ranks for such change?

As fully expected I was howled down and told how effective the handful of Green MEPS and councillors are in securing amendments to policies and such like. I could sense the polluters quaking in their boots !