Adrian Ramsay and I are lifelong campaigners who know how to win elections. We will build a coalition of voters against divisive populist politics, says Ellie Chowns, the Green MP for North Herefordshire
As MPs, Adrian and I are already speaking out in parliament every day, challenging injustice and bringing the voice of grassroots campaigns into the parliamentary system. We’re insurgents with integrity, campaigners with a platform in the Commons.
The most prominent thing Ramsay has done since getting elected is getting in the news for some stupid take against pylons. One of the most important things a Green Party leader should be concerned with is getting the Greens into the national conversation, and Ramsay is just either incapable or unwilling to do the work to actually do that.
We believe the Green party can and must take on Reform and win. Not by aping the divisive “populist” rhetoric of Farage, but by connecting with the broadest possible range of people and showing that Green policies embody their aspirations for a fairer country and a livable future.
Reform have managed to get more seats in 7 years as the Greens have got in 34, and are projected to gain hundreds of seats at the next election while the Greens projected gains are ~2. But sure, it’s the Greens who will have a pivotal say if the next Parliament is hung.
The most prominent thing Ramsay has done since getting elected is getting in the news for some stupid take against pylons. One of the most important things a Green Party leader should be concerned with is getting the Greens into the national conversation, and Ramsay is just either incapable or unwilling to do the work to actually do that.
Reform have managed to get more seats in 7 years as the Greens have got in 34, and are projected to gain hundreds of seats at the next election while the Greens projected gains are ~2. But sure, it’s the Greens who will have a pivotal say if the next Parliament is hung.