tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post2381958656135224356..comments2023-08-19T16:44:23.150+01:00Comments on National Left: Greens or Plaid how should Progressives in Wales vote?glynbeddauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933352430631144936noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-47866330375065166932015-02-01T20:29:02.846+00:002015-02-01T20:29:02.846+00:00"In the meantime I urge both Plaid and Green ..."In the meantime I urge both Plaid and Green supporters to concentrate on attacking the Westminster consensus rather than attacking each other."....sensible advice Glynn.<br /><br />Also not sure what point anon is trying to make with regard's to the wales greens membership, but it is a fact that their membership has increased from around 400 this time last year to over 2000 at present. <br /><br />We certainly havent rewritten history, merely pointed out that cynog withdrew from the arrangement in ceredigion. <br /><br />Wales Green Party leader Pippa Bartolotti gives an extensive welsh green's view on issues in Wales here <br />http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/pippa-bartolotti/labour-green-party_b_6268632.html<br /><br />People can also seen an an interview with her on today's sunday politics show - she is featured around 36 minutes in http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b050b1zn/sunday-politics-wales-01022015 <br /><br />Purer than snow?.....er we've never made any such ludicrous claim.The only thing we've ever claimed to do is to write on matters in Wales - and further afield - from a green left perspective. Which we have consistenly done. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133809191630290599.post-83807637991366330222015-02-01T14:10:17.229+00:002015-02-01T14:10:17.229+00:00The problem with the Greens in Wales is there’s pr...The problem with the Greens in Wales is there’s probably more welsh members in UKIP’s welsh branch than the England & Wales Green Party, add in the over whelming hostility to anything Welsh and it become even more problematic to support them.<br /><br />The Green Dragon blog is also trying to rewrite history on the split between Plaid and Greens in Ceredigion when the splits in the Green Party caused the end of the agreement. For folk claiming to be purer than the driven snow, it stinks of hypocrisy.<br /><br />As for Pippa their leader, here’s a clip of her mocking the welsh accent and inferring that’s were all racists, charming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI-T55k7KIw<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com