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Went to the ‘Troops Out Now/Anti-Trident Replacement’ demo yesterday. Had a good turnout with estimates ranging from 60,000 (from the StWC) to 10,000 (the police). It was a good chance to see all the stalls from various groups, man our Green Party stall and hand out some leaflets. I think we have several new members from it. I engaged in several interesting discussions with people who were interested about our party and wanted to know more about our policies and how we operate.

The ‘Leaving Labour’ leaflets were incredibly popular and we had very few. People are attracted to the Green Party not only because of our consistently anti-war stance but also for all our other policies: anti-globalization, pro-rights (be they human or animal), pro-’trade unions’, pro-’public sector’. Importantly, we are the only party that makes the vital link between global warming and capitalism and then moves further to show how we need to make the change in how society operates. That change will help to reduce climate change and help to improve other aspects of people’s lives. We take a holistic view of society: rather than trying to apply plasters to the cuts we look at the underlying causes for them.

Encouraging people to think about the Green vision is vital for us: we will only make progress by informing people of our views. Once people know our policies and the reasons behind them, they tend to find them very attractive.

I should link here to an article by Mary Riddell against Trident. Worth a gander and a few thoughts.