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Interesting meeting at the London Federation of Green Parties last night. Important decisions were made, in particular with regards to ethnic balance on our candidate list for the next euro election which is a great step in the right direction. It is vital that politics in London represents the capital’s great diversity.

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Green politics is a fantastic mode of politics which has a truly refreshing vision for our future. However, I do not and cannot agree with everything all people who identify as ‘Green’ say. One recent occasion has been with the Israeli Green Party. Not only do they oppose boycotts against Israel (similar to those used to bring an end to the apartheid in South Africa) but they attempt to mount a defense of some inexcusable government policies. The following link will take readers to a press release which gives a flavour of their views on the matter: http://www.green-party.org.il/public_statement.htm

To me, this makes the party very un-Green indeed.

I have never been one to condone suicide bombings. I detest violence wholeheartedly. This, logically, compels me to abhor violence on both sides: whether committed by the state or by the individual or other groups. To not remember the huge number of atrocities committed by a state is to twist facts unfairly.

Back

Right, after a long hiatus (far too long, sorry), it’s time to get back to this. I can only hope that people still stumble upon my blog!

A summer of very rainy weather doesn’t seem to have been fully shaken off. Was this caused by global warming? It is impossible to tell. What we can say is that global warming will make unusual weather more commonplace in the UK. Interestingly, the UK might become cooler since the gulf stream will no longer warm us as warming changes weather-patterns the world over. I was interested to see the public’s reaction, including some commentators saying that the conditions were like the ‘third world’: a statement that completely undermines the suffering that people living in abject poverty experience. If only the ‘third world’ quality of life was that good…

Interesting posts from Peter Tatchell, Jim Jay and a (hopefully) good debate due tonight between Derek Wall and Caroline Lucas on whether the Green Party should have a Leader. You can listen to it for the next seven days here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/westminsterhour/

Below is the video of the Green Party’s Budget for 2007, enjoy..,