There's an excellent editorial in today's Guardian about the power shift within the Party - from the unelectable "purists", who care more about theory than action, to those who are serious not only about Green politics, but also about getting elected to positions where we can implement Green policies.
The Guardian are wrong, however, to suggest that it is necessary to abandon local autonomy in order for more Greens to get elected. In fact it is our autonomy that enables local parties such as Islington to be sensitive to local issues. Not for us the daily press release from head office with a few blanks to fill in the name of the constituency. Our campaigns are run by local activists based on local knowledge. It is precisely because Greens do politics differently that we are about to elect our first Islington councillor in Highbury West on 5th May.
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