I’ve voted Green many times.

[miblo@mas.to]

@urlyman [Yes] Twice in ~20 years.

✘ 2000s Local Election: Low-stakes and "try for heart over tactics", I thought, didn't win the Green but got Lib Dem, my usual pick and also the tactical choice in the two-way split Lib Dem−Conservative (but usually LD) ward.
2019 European Parliament Election: I won my Green MEP, reckoning the D'Hondt method to be up to the task.

All other elections under FPTP, I've gone tactical. Won 14/22 at Local (4 "losses" may count as half-wins), and 3/6 at GE.

[urlyman@mastodon.social]

@bebadefabo I’m vaguely aware that the US Green Party has all kinds of issues. I hope the US comes to its senses some time. I feel for all those who are having to tread water in deep shit in the meantime.

Edit: In saying that, I’m not saying Green Parties around the world (UK included) have got it all figured. They haven’t. But in the UK at least they’re trying to take thermodynamics more seriously than anyone else chasing my vote

[kimsj@mastodon.social]

@TimWardCam @urlyman
That should be automatic disqualification for any Green candidate. The last thing the Greens need is an influx of evidence-deniers.

[timwardcam@c.im]

@KimSJ @urlyman We weren't. impressed. The guy is still around and standing as a candidate (he's never succeeded in getting elected).

[kimsj@mastodon.social]

@TimWardCam @urlyman
“Explain the scientific method” should be a standard question at all candidate selection interviews!

[timwardcam@c.im]

@KimSJ @urlyman Wasn't asked in any of my vetting sessions!

One "feature" of #Cambridge is that whatever you decide, as an amateur volunteer (ie councillor), there will be amongst your constituents a world class expert on the subject who will tell you what you've got wrong.

[urlyman@mastodon.social]

@electropict Thanks. I was quickly scanning the list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales_MPs_and_peers#House_of_Lords and not reading into it carefully enough. Post above corrected.

@carladenyer @sianberry @ZackPolanski

[bashstkid@mastodon.online]

@urlyman @thegreenparty @PortsmouthGreens @samsterby @Molly That raises another point re councillors.

This would be an opportunity to enable Green councillors to talk to each other, and be a forum that isn’t Facebook to talk to their constituents.
Might be one way of attracting some folks away from the grasp of Facebook.

And, bureaucratically, it would be a way for leadership to keep up a better two-way dialogue with the increasing numbers representing it locally.

[andydearden@mastodon.green]

@urlyman @carladenyer @sianberry @ZackPolanski @gruff is always active here. - I guess I don't quite qualify being only a Parish Councilor. But I do agree about the principles.

[urlyman@mastodon.social]

@nusher thanks Natasha. The poll above grew out of GPEW being absent from Mastodon.

I appreciate that Scottish Greens are here to some degree

[autonomic@sunbeam.city]

@la_rosa @urlyman @BashStKid @carladenyer @sianberry @ZackPolanski @Bonfire @newsmast we would be up for this!

We have experiance hosting many different fediverse platforms

[urlyman@mastodon.social]

@electropict thanks. My mistake again ‍️

[simon318ppm@mastodon.sdf.org]

@urlyman @thegreenparty @PortsmouthGreens @samsterby @Molly

Apologies if if got the wrong person but I think @pvonhellermannn was talking about a motion to conference on this?

I find GPEW’s policy process impenetrable in the extreme but would be good if those of us on here who are members could collaborate to push on this, either through a conference resolution or other route

[urlyman@mastodon.social]

@simon_brooke 🫡