I’ve followed our politics since the 1949 election and say without hesitation that the current Green Party mob is the shabbiest lot of the post-war period with one, never to be matched exception. Namely the abominable Jami-Lee Ross whose catastrophic political career ended with his risible ADVANCE Party in the 2020 election.
Jami has since found his true vocation, namely running a brothel although from media accounts he’s even cocked that up given the publicised complaints from his stable.
When Eugenie Sage announced she was pulling stumps late last year I wasn’t surprised. If a little unworldly at times her zeal was commendable and she must have found some of her colleagues distasteful, as indeed they are.
A quarter century back in the days of Rod Donald, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Sue Bradford and Sue Kedgley, the Party commanded well-deserved public respect, albeit they were seen as overly idealistic at a time when there was a great deal less public concern on global warming and the like. Now they trade on their Green name although notably, their recent manifesto announcement was confined solely to the politics of envy rather than green issues.
Today, led by an accountant James Shaw who wouldn’t look out of place in a nun’s habit.
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Fitzsimons. As with the Maori Party, founded by people of quality, now trashed.
Being a member of parliament (or politician for that matter) was never suppose to be a long term career.option..
I would suggest limiting the term of MPs or Councillors to three terms could solve some of our problems..
If you can lend support to make this happen (ii.e. public referendum), whats left of our democracy would be very grateful…
They have not got a dogs cahance of being in the next government – I thank, God for this…..
Better known as “watermelons”, of course.
Green on the outside and red in the middle….
SRJ is right-shabby is a very accurate term.
It seems to me that many of the current socialist parties, and the Greens are certainly a subset, have little interest in governance, and much more in virtue signalling. “Look” they proclaim “look at me-I’m anti-capitalist, anti-euro, anti-male, anti-corporation, anti-success” and rather than acknowledging that these things are personal failings, disguise them as a collective identity.
Any person genuinely concerned about “Green” issues, would realise these concerns are mainstream now, and would work with the tools available (i.e. Centrist parties) to succeed.
It’s hard to respect any organisation so dedicated to failing.
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[…] A quarter century back in the days of Rod Donald, Jeanette Fitzgerald, Sue Bradford and Sue Kedgley, the Party commanded well-deserved public respect, albeit they were seen as overly idealistic at a time when there was a great deal less public concern on global warming and the like. Now they trade on their Green name although notably, their recent manifesto announcement was confined solely to the politics of envy rather than green issues. – Sir Bob Jones […]