Knocking on doors yesterday in Godington Park the general mood seemed to be that no-one's decided how to vote, except most people have already ruled out Conservative and Labour! So it would seem that the Green Party's challenge is to get our policies out there, as there are still some that think our one policy is "Save the trees, man!"
That's not our only policy...
The Green Party manifesto is out this week, and I'm in YourAshford this Wednesday, but many of our policies have already been voted on. In a "Blind Election", where people vote online for the policies without knowing which party they come from, the Green Party wins hands down! The simple message: The Green Party have the best policies, and that is what people should be voting on.
It's also interesting to note that we are the furthest left party available, the BNP are the rightest, and you can trace the popularity from left to right:
I was also disappointed to hear that Chris Took had to put up with heckling and abuse from the Conservatives and UKIP during his Q&A session in town yesterday. We turned up out of curiosity and to say hi, but we did not gatecrash, hijack, heckle or even wear our rosettes. Maybe the right wing parties are less secure with own policies and have to rely on aggressive and frankly childish behaviour. Chris and his campaign officer, Kelly, were very accommodating, and were quite happy to introduce me as the Green candidate, even though it was their day.
No, there will not be a Green/Lib Dem coalition, but that's no reason to not get on.
Conversational gem of the day:
"Good morning, we're representing the Green Party..."
"Yeah? Well you can sod off mate!!"
Fair enough.
It's a shame people don't listen to us and brand us as part of 'the establishment', when obviously we are not. I'm sure much more people would vote Green if they were more aware of what the Greens stood for :)
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