Michael Walker Interviews Green Party Co-Leader Carla Denyer

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2 ай бұрын

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@m1lklizard934 2 ай бұрын

I like that Carla actually answers questions with relevant answers rather than the usual side-stepping and then spewing rehearsed BS.

@geoffdavids7647 2 ай бұрын

God this was such a breath of fresh air! And some fairly tough questions fired off my Michael too, very impressively fielded by Carla

@louissherwood5221 2 ай бұрын

I know, it was like listening to a real capable person rather than a stooge bought to spin a particular line.

@RobinHarris-nf4yv Ай бұрын

It’s easy to do that when you are only speaking to a small section of the electorate. If you want to win like Labour, you have to say things which don’t alienate swing voters in 100+ seats

@RufusJacson Ай бұрын

She keeps checking her notes off screen. Watch again.

@DoomNedwob Ай бұрын

So very refreshing to hear!

@katejackson7432 2 ай бұрын

im sick of being threatened into voting labour and at 40yrs old im going back t voting my heart. labour are aiming to take tori voters. they can have them.

@UsualYaddaYadda 2 ай бұрын

Well said, sister.

@tonyf9984 2 ай бұрын

You do know that your vote will go down a black hole, thereby helping the Tories back in for one final swing of the wrecking ball ... don't you? Life on Planet Earth is about compromises, not purism ...

@MrWhitmen1981 2 ай бұрын

Well that’s nice and all but the risk is they win the election without your vote. That sends a signal that you are an unreliable voter demographic that isn’t relevant to winning an election and not worth pursuing in future elections with policy changes. Best example is the current state of the US finds itself in as the more socialist left is completely written off. It’s up to you vote with your head not heart.

@vickysharpe11 2 ай бұрын

I'm for the greens 💝

@brillsmith2207 2 ай бұрын

my thought exactly, it wont stop the right wing blaming "the left" for the actions of Starmer though.

@therandomoguy3809 2 ай бұрын

I am going to vote green but im really happy to see them pressed by Novara on stuff like nimbyism and I thought the answer was really fair so don't take your foot off Novara, hold green to the standards we need to see real change as I'm confident they will rise to meet that standard.

@weezersthebluealbum9479 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely voting Green, they’re probably not gonna win in my constituency but I’m not voting for genocide and austerity through Labour.

@Redsleather 2 ай бұрын

But you’ll get another Tory government thanks to the Greens

@Saffy-yr8vo 2 ай бұрын

Have confidence and encourage others! Love or hate us look what we’ve done in Scotland. Bashed tories next step labour. Do you know Labour have sent up English reps to try to force us to vote for them. As we’ve rumbles Scottish Labour is an illegal party in Scotland! Plus lying to the uk that us Scots are turning back to labour. That’s why we call them Liebour. Go for it!

@uhurunuru6609 2 ай бұрын

Are you not, don't talk rubbish, if you clearly know you are wasting your vote, you are voting for the status quo & to be clear I voted Green in EU elections since I could in 1982. The most important thing you can do, is vote TACTICALLY to remove the Tories, if your seat has a viable 3rd choice, that means can defeat the Tories, it's the logical choice. I'm in one of those Red Wall Tory seats that was Safe Labour, I voted Labour in 2017/2019 & will again, because nothing will change until we get rid of the Tories. I get what you're saying, but I've been through this rodeo several times, Society changes as each generation grows up, but government only change course when oldest gen dies out.

@RugbyPass81 2 ай бұрын

The greens voted for austerity. I'd have voted Green were it not for the fact they voted in favour of austerity measures during the crisis and beyond. After that? Nope, no thanks. I'll vote Socialist Party/TUSC (Trade Union and Socialist Coalition) thank you.

@lisadefries6718 2 ай бұрын

Agreed. I can’t vote Labour until Party reformed and actually goes back to its roots and listens and acts on behalf of the majority of working people. They have backtracked on every policy that distinguished them from the Conservatives. I am concerned with this word antisemitism being used inappropriately. It is not antisemitism to not support the destruction of Gaza or the perpetuation of the situation in West Bank.

@jcleaverchamberlinjr 2 ай бұрын

I’m done with Labour until Starmer’s gone. I’m voting Green next election

@martindornan1667 2 ай бұрын

Red and blue Tories.

@lisadefries6718 2 ай бұрын

If I have the choice I will do same

@lisadefries6718 2 ай бұрын

@@martindornan1667scary how right wing political choice has become I exclude the Greens. The liberals sold out last time they had a little power and achieved nothing as far as I could tell apart from giving the Conservatives a working majority.

@karenlp5867 2 ай бұрын

I will be voting for the Green Party if we change to proportional representation. I’m not happy with the fact that Labour have moved so far towards the right economically, but I understand that Keir Starmer had to do that to be able to get Labour elected into government. For me, this is not the time for ideology. It’s the time to get the Tories out at all costs. With first past the post, it’s either going to be Labour or the Tories in government. I hope very much that it will be Labour. They are far from perfect, but I think they will start to move things in the right direction. The idea of another 5 years of the Tories terrifies me.

@jcleaverchamberlinjr 2 ай бұрын

@@karenlp5867 that’s understandable, however the other thing that could happen is a coalition. If that occurs (preferably with the Greens but if it’s Lib Dems fine) then that might split the difference as well in terms of Starmer’s lot having unlimited power. You’re right, the Conservatives without doubt need to go, but at the same time, Starmer’s shifted the party so far to the right even Kinnock would say “that’s too moderate and that’s coming from me!”

@elmegade3 2 ай бұрын

Vote GREEN. Fark the 2 major parties!!!

@uhurunuru6609 2 ай бұрын

Nope, been voting Green in EU elections since I turned 18 in 1982, but our system is biased far to strongly in favor of the Duopoly for that to work in a General Election. Simple fact is while TORY & LABOUR can gain healthy majority with as little as 35% of the national vote (2005), for ANY 3rd Party to gain a single seat majority they need 70% of the vote. Neither Tory, or Labour has gained over 50% of the vote since the 1930s & the Tories only managed that due to Liberal Party voters, as Labour replaced the Liberals in the power duopoly. The system is rigged, we ALL vote for the national government, but elect "local" MPs. By all means vote green if they can win in YOUR seat, but the Government WILL be Red or Blue.

@EdFormer 2 ай бұрын

@@uhurunuru6609a vote can do far more than just determine a winner. The vote share for each constituency is made public for all to see, and if enough people vote for other parties, regardless of whether a main party wins, that data will support the campaign for electoral reform. I personally can't vote for Starmer's Labour and would spoil my ballot if there wasn't the option to vote Green.

@WarrenPeaceOG 2 ай бұрын

@@EdFormer Thanks, Ed

@zannis5441 2 ай бұрын

@@EdFormer you dropped your crown, king👑.

@uhurunuru6609 2 ай бұрын

@@EdFormer And is meaningless, don't get me wrong, I want those votes to count, but they just don't matter at all. I'm NOT voting FOR Starmer, I honestly can't stand the man, or the current labour party, I MUST vote AGAINST what I want least of all. if you live in a seat where ANY 3rd party can defeat the Tories & Labour I urge you to vote for THAT party unless worse than the Tories (Reform). I'm Transgender as well as being a Libertarian Socialist, I need the NHS funding (Over 5 year waiting list & growing to even start to discuss my transition).

@alisdairmclean8605 2 ай бұрын

Nationalise water companies with zero compensation. Those people are lucky they are not put in prison.

@JustinThorts 2 ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON

@holgre3470 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Why should they get compensation when the company is effectively bust and why has the board given the shareholders another £50 million despite saying they are bust? How can they keep trading if they are insolvent?

@cerambyx-8 2 ай бұрын

Most definitely. The water company United Utilities which serves the Lake District has record high dividends payed out to its shareholders, yet has the highest amount of sewage both legally and illegally dumped into waterways in the country. It is criminal that none of those record profits went to develop infrastructure to store untreated sewage in periods of heavy rain rather than being dumped at legal levels or illegally.

@RobinHarris-nf4yv Ай бұрын

I’m sure the electorate with pension funds will be happy about that

@JustinThorts Ай бұрын

@@RobinHarris-nf4yv You are right but then... should Pension funds be playing the stock market with your money? Icelandic banks were a big wake up call. The fund business is all a scam for others to make money off of the nations money.

@pault1me 2 ай бұрын

Novara holding the Greens to account and the Greens accounting for the change thats needed and thats happening in politics because of them. Im Supporting both 👍🏿💚.

@146mjs 2 ай бұрын

I'm voting Green.

@paulm1581 2 ай бұрын

Me too👍

@talkingonthespectrum 2 ай бұрын

Same

@UsualYaddaYadda 2 ай бұрын

Ah, looking at your avatar, I thought that the showy bloom might be red, but the leaves and branches that do the work and sustain life are all green.

@RSLtreecare 2 ай бұрын

I joined the Green Party two years ago.

@TaurokUK 2 ай бұрын

Same here too!

@TheTwosliceToaster 2 ай бұрын

I'm planning on voting for the Green party. I refuse to buy into this crap that labour is the only option to the Tories. That will never change as long as everyone keeps believing that.

@tonyf9984 2 ай бұрын

You're obviously absolutely clueless as to what the first-past-the-post voting system actually means. You revel in your ignorance - the country pays the price, when the Tories are returned yet again.

@TheTwosliceToaster 2 ай бұрын

@@tonyf9984 Don't be so melodramatic and silly. The Tories are going to get hammered in the next general election, regardless of my vote, which has to be earned.

@tonyf9984 2 ай бұрын

@@TheTwosliceToaster'Remain' were so set to win the 2916 EU referendum ... till they lost it, because of attitudes like yours. You continue to show your ignorance of reality.

@UsualYaddaYadda 2 ай бұрын

Beep beep beep... Troll alert.

@jacobturner8965 2 ай бұрын

Oh Tony, nobody asked, give it a fucking rest.

@segue2ant395 2 ай бұрын

Mandelson just casually scaremongering ... about the Green party.

@Saffy-yr8vo 2 ай бұрын

He’s a nobody and owned by labour!

@AtheistEve 2 ай бұрын

Obviously feels threatened.

@Oomzilla 2 ай бұрын

Yeah like we're boogie people! Funny on so many levels😂

@SRB3ll 2 ай бұрын

Will Labour rue the day they threw the doors open to the far right, I wonder 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

@alex_n8863 2 ай бұрын

I joined the Green Party last year, Eco socialism is the planet's only hope!

@RugbyPass81 2 ай бұрын

Eco socialism? The greens voted for austerity. Overwhelmingly so in Brighton as well. I'll never vote for them again. If people want eco socialiam then they'd vote TUSC/Socialist Party.

@SamOliverYT 2 ай бұрын

The greens oppose nuclear, the only affordable, realistic way of achieving net zero any time soon.

@jamestoday2239 2 ай бұрын

What happens when one fine day, the Greens are voted in in some Green/Socialist alliance, form a successful government etc, a few years down the line there's another election and this time around the electorate swings right with some kind of Tory/Reform outfit, they undo all the positive work of the Green/Socialist party that came before, invest once again in planet destroying industries, so we wait and we wait for yet another opportunity while the world floods and burns. How is it ever going to be a winning strategy under democracy? What of the rest of the world too, surely they need to be just as ecological to make it work? I don't buy it. I think we need a worldwide revolution that puts the planets health at its core, nothing else will do, nothing else can realistically save us either.

@user-yi3gv6jb4p Ай бұрын

Ah come on! They aren't a socialist party...they may be 'better than Labour' (which, it has to be said, is a very low bar), they may come across as comparatively down to earth, affable people compared to other politicians (again a low bar!), but they're not even base level anti-capitalist and there's zero mention of socialism, or even leftism in their manifesto. They're another neo-liberal party with the aim of managing capitalism 'better'. Nowhere do they suggest dismantling capitalism and the power structures that support it and replacing them by constructing socialism. I'm not necessarily saying that means socialists shouldn't vote for them (taking part in bourgeois democracy to move towards socialism at all is a conversation in itself). But let's call a spade a spade.

@FredFlintstone738 2 ай бұрын

Vote Green!!!!

@ololiver92 2 ай бұрын

Very honest and impressive party leader. Not many of those around.

@shadybaron 2 ай бұрын

Peter Meddlesome is the best recruiting advert there is for voting Green.

@martindornan1667 2 ай бұрын

Red and blue Tories, two cheeks of the same arse.

@Human_Herbivore 2 ай бұрын

Voting tory is voting for self harm.

@williamhodgson1428 Ай бұрын

So is voting for this motley lot!

@kerrynewnham8946 2 ай бұрын

Caroline Lucas has, along with the SNP , repeatedly asked excellent questions about Gaza in parliament

@kerrynewnham8946 2 ай бұрын

And raising it on social media. They are *the* party in England if this issue is your big concern, along with justice generally

@illume777 2 ай бұрын

Only decent party left are the Greens.

@susangarvey9415 2 ай бұрын

Sorry to say this but they can be very hypocritical, I dabbled with the thought of doing so until I moved to a place controlled by the green party.

@illume777 2 ай бұрын

@susangarvey9415 We all can be. I am not claiming all members of the green party are saints. Just that they are the only party with decent meaningful policies. But please give examples how you have found the greens to be hypocritical?

@julianshepherd2038 2 ай бұрын

"Yeah, vote Starmer, he isn't a hypocrite" said no one.

@Saffy-yr8vo 2 ай бұрын

You go for it! Don’t listen to the naysayers. Doubters. Prob sent on here by labour to make TOY doubt yourselves. They fear new ideas. Us Scots have been fighting for years it takes strength and patience. Just never give up. English voters can be too trusting and believe the lying politicians. Make your own good judgements. And don’t listen to Liebour. Good luck!

@Saffy-yr8vo 2 ай бұрын

Sorry, ‘YOU’

@paulm1581 2 ай бұрын

Wow. Amazing interview. I vite greens at the locals. Thats before I knew anything anmbout this co-leader.shes got integrity and charisma. This is such a strong psrty right now

@Hamstertron 2 ай бұрын

Zack Polanski, deputy leader, is pretty legit too. I've seen a couple talks from Adrian Ramsey the other co-leader and he is cool but Carla seems to be more visible recently because of the local elections in Bristol. They actually have a really good line-up at the top of the party right now and what I especially like is both Carla and Adrian came up through the young greens so they're not flip-flopping opportunists like certain other politicians making headlines right now. They are really committed to what they're doing and they've put in the hours to get there.

@sarahjaneross2918 2 ай бұрын

Mandelson certainly earned his title The Prince of Darkness. He's a horrible person.

@abubakryasin5082 2 ай бұрын

Met in person he has ice in veins....

@robharris3952 2 ай бұрын

Carla Denyer is great - honest and relatable

@user-yi3gv6jb4p Ай бұрын

I can relate to her, but I think her/their problem is relatability with most of the population, they all are just so painfully middle class.

@guywakeford3259 2 ай бұрын

Carla Denyer comes across so well and answers every question clearly and concisely. She is a credit to politics. The greens get my vote 👍💚

@reallymakesyouthink 2 ай бұрын

Just don't vote Labour or Tories.

@thetragicyouth 2 ай бұрын

She's spot on about antisemitism accusations.

@JustinThorts 2 ай бұрын

Agreed !

@VPCF 2 ай бұрын

Vote Green, vote for the republic and the end of colonialism

@FredFlintstone738 2 ай бұрын

Starmer is going to wipe the floor, let’s at least put some pressure on him from the left

@shadybaron 2 ай бұрын

Starmer IS the floor.

@Saffy-yr8vo 2 ай бұрын

Spot on.

@b00ts4ndc4ts 2 ай бұрын

No thank you. Its not worth 5 years with wrong party so people can see the Tories get whipped out by labour.

@naveeth8867 2 ай бұрын

Really great interview! As usual, top journalism from Novara that's so desperately needed. I was on the fence between voting Green or spoiling my ballot this year, having always voted Labour. My seat is a safe Labour seat, so there's no concern about letting in Tories. In a world where the left feels so disillusioned, I felt like the Greens hadn't spoken up enough to justify voting for them. She made a great point about the lack of media coverage being completely disproportionate to the number of council seats they have. And everything she said here was incredibly convincing

@PeterHorrocks-gx1sw 2 ай бұрын

I would like to see the Greens get more seats, but without PR this is going to be a big struggle. Only way, I suppose, is to increase significantly the vote share of the smaller parties to force parliament to review the electoral system. So I will probably be voting Greens. This country needs a dramatic rethink and change.

@Saffy-yr8vo 2 ай бұрын

Good thinking don’t ever think you can’t make huge effects that will lead to change.

@RaterProTrickster Ай бұрын

In a lot of places greens are gaining council control so I think while they may not be good on the top level they may be good on the local level as more funding starts to come in to the councils. I'm also very much considering voting green especially since I'm in one of the more labour leaning parts of Bristol and I might as well redistribute the votes a bit.

@tomfairbairn1202 2 ай бұрын

They already have my vote ✌️

@diogenes1815 2 ай бұрын

She didn’t miss a beat here, I thought Michael could have gone into more detail about the economy which remains the sticking point for many potential Green supporters. If I was in Bristol central instead of Bristol East I would definitely vote for her!

@itsbenbitch14 Ай бұрын

Bristol East is one of the seats most safe to vote for greens, the council got more greens there than labour, but also Ani who's standing their is actually brilliant

@amjoker9837 2 ай бұрын

Voting for green

@AlanWalker6-dn5zg 2 ай бұрын

We’ll done Michael. Fabulous interview with Carla Denyer. I notice that the Greens never talk down to people like Labour or Tory but instead give thoughtful answers to yours and others questions. Speaking as a post staunch Labour supporter, I am giving the Greens my vote in the upcoming election. There is a noticeable right wing undercurrent about Starmer and his underlings. I think the Greens would give the country a new refreshing era. Thanks for the Green exposure. 🎉

@user-lx2iq8pm3j 2 ай бұрын

I'm voting Green In the United States - Vote for Jill Stein

@JustinThorts 2 ай бұрын

OMG YES !!!

@user-hs4ti2dg6l Ай бұрын

I'm a member of the Scottish Green Party and will campaign for them, if I lived in England I'd vote for the Green Pary of England and Wales, but Jill Stein is just a Putin shill.

@raspberryspice2063 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael for hosting the Green party. I really needed to hear about their policies as i wouldn't be voting for Labour or the Conservative.

@martindornan1667 Ай бұрын

Red and blue Tories.

@amberrichards8078 2 ай бұрын

Definitely taking into account what is happening in Gaza. I would be happy to join the Green Party. We do need a big change in this country. Labour is not it.

@Pfth 2 ай бұрын

Starmer's Labour is just more of the same. And the country absolutely cannot afford to do more of the same.

@dadcraft9949 2 ай бұрын

The phrase "Green Party summer" has been rattling round my brain since late last year. That's what we need. A wave of Green-focussed meme politics.

@hybridtoy1555 2 ай бұрын

I'm voting green. I live in Bristol and we genuinely have a chance of getting a green MP here.

@FahadAyaz 2 ай бұрын

Me too. Need to find a decal I can put on my window so people can realise how many of us are actually out there.

@fatts2020 2 ай бұрын

I’ll be voting GREEN for the first time!!

@angelanorton5975 Ай бұрын

Im going to vote Green for the first time in a GE. I've thought long and hard about this as I desperately want the Tories out but I must vote with my values and my heart. 💚

@Saffy-yr8vo 2 ай бұрын

My take is that if English ppl vote Green worse case scenario is they will reduce labour majority and force them into coalition. Best case scenario is voters will be history makers and change septic ‘2’ party USA style of politics FOREVER. Go Green. 👍🏻

@jt12343 2 ай бұрын

If they are forced into a coalition that may be v good as we would be far more likely to get PR

@merrickreckons 2 ай бұрын

Such a great point from Carla at the end, I'd also like to add that a split leadership (or even council style leadership) also encourages much more bottom-up politics! It's a lot harder to consolidate power and play political games when your mandate is shared with another person.

@UsualYaddaYadda 2 ай бұрын

Also harder to be bought...

@joshhornio49 2 ай бұрын

Vote green

@daveball137 2 ай бұрын

Don’t bother

@silvafox7719 2 ай бұрын

Vote tactically, or we'll suffer the same fate that has always pervaded this country.

@ColaSpandex Ай бұрын

If you listen to the media it's almost like this party doesn't exist. One way to change that is by voting Green. With enough support they can't be ignored for much longer. 💚

@robsthedon 2 ай бұрын

Of course you should. Finally.

@bryanbadonde9484 2 ай бұрын

In response to the Mandelson clip she made the exact same mistake Corbyn made when dealng with smears. You have to say "Anti-semitism is bad but the right have weaponised it to shut down legitimate criticism of the Israeli government, which is not automatically anti-semitic." Have to attck the dishonesty, not bend to it and appease it.

@nickalotdegit 2 ай бұрын

Small edit: "Anti-semitism is bad, we are dealing with allegations and related issues aimed at the party, with robust and autonomous reviewing and resolution, but the right have weaponised anti-semitism to shut down legitimate criticism of the Israeli government, which is not automatically anti-semitic, particularly now the ICC have called for Benjamin Netanyahu's arrest." *Have to attack the dishonesty* and still be the only adults in the room.

@WilliamAhlert 2 ай бұрын

The most important political party in Britain - isn’t it about time we saw that this is the path forward?

@SamOliverYT 2 ай бұрын

The future is not anti-nuclear

@LukeofSmeg 26 күн бұрын

@@SamOliverYT Nuclear is finite and a complete distraction, also costs a lot more to run. Sure you get back a lot as well but at what cost? Nuclear material could well be the basis of how we evolved. Probably best not to be messing around with it if we don't have to.

@hydra66 2 ай бұрын

I do like the comment on "Why dont we have job sharing MPs?" It would be representative of some of society with caring responsibilty etc

@MariamPassionfruit 2 ай бұрын

Bloody love the greens tbh 💚

@moneyAllPowerful 2 ай бұрын

A beautifully balanced interview. Clearly, Michael supports Greens but is still capable of asking hard questions that Carla answered so clearly. Let's bring these true adults to Westminster and get rid of Crooked Conservatives and Shapeshifting Starmer-ites for good

@gogfather6432 2 ай бұрын

Terrific interview. Definitely Greens have my vote

@LilOlFunnyBoy 2 ай бұрын

I'll be voting Green. Nothing is going to convince most of the goons in my constituency to stop voting Tory anyway.

@sidsmiff 2 ай бұрын

The story of my life.

@daveball137 2 ай бұрын

Tactical voting will do it. Even Lib Dem. Vote green, may as well not vote or vote Tory, it’s a waste.

@LilOlFunnyBoy 2 ай бұрын

@@daveball137 not going to happen. Tories got 35k votes last time (over 50%). Lib Dem got 13k. I'm voting for what I believe in. If LD had a chance I might consider a tactical vote.

@ColaSpandex Ай бұрын

@@daveball137 tactical voting is just another way of going round in circles. Nothing will ever change until people start voting for what they truly believe in. Based on 2019 Greens have very little chance in my constituency. They still get my vote. 💚💚💚

@daveball137 Ай бұрын

@@ColaSpandex And get more Tory forever.

@jacobturner8965 2 ай бұрын

There's literally no alternative to greens right now

@stephwarrick4771 2 ай бұрын

Carla's responses are brilliant. Crystal clear, detailed and nuanced. As for charisma, the other parties' leaders look robotic by comparison.

@thesoftanchors 2 ай бұрын

Loved the comments on job share Carla.

@nanogzan 2 ай бұрын

green party 🎉 great future and peace 🕊️for everyone👍

@Redsleather 2 ай бұрын

Great future for the Tories more like

@daveball137 2 ай бұрын

They’ll never get in. What a waste of a vote

@sarahjaneross2918 2 ай бұрын

Green!! 💚🌿🌱

@russellthomas29 Ай бұрын

After listening to both Carla and Zack on this show, I'll definitely be voting Green.

@BMC-hl2uh 2 ай бұрын

F'ing hell, yes.

@davidlambert5171 2 ай бұрын

The first time I've seen an actual adult intelligent interview with a Green representative. Apart from Caroline Lucas, that is. The binary nature of UK politics makes these upcoming and vital thoughts harder to get through. Thank you, Michael and Carla.

@martinjcooney4537 2 ай бұрын

I'm behind Green policy I've voted Green in the last local elections.. I don't expect perfection, but their policy priorites are totally in line with my politics.. Shame we've got the electral system we have.. What does Mandy know.. On his watch the Iraq war happened...

@martinkesson4443 2 ай бұрын

Was Red now Green.

@Redsleather 2 ай бұрын

Blue after the next election 💀

@Pfth 2 ай бұрын

Labour was Red now Blue.

@TheFlash-rh2el 2 ай бұрын

The Greens should be angrier. They need the support of regular people. You can't do that without a bit of regular anger.

@pault1me 2 ай бұрын

Anger is a path to the dark side ❤. Let's stay green 💚.

@julianshepherd2038 2 ай бұрын

When you are being radical, sound moderate. Cameron is far right but being polite means he is seen as moderate.

@TheFlash-rh2el 2 ай бұрын

@@julianshepherd2038 When you're being radical, sound pedestrian. Elections are forever Whigs Vs Tories in this country. We've never had a proper radical populist movement.

@TheFlash-rh2el 2 ай бұрын

@@pault1me Not in The UK it isn't. The UK is a massively conservative country, meaning that trying to lead a, frankly, regular leftist political campaign for regular working people while the majority of the country's UK media are labelling you as "radical." People don't vote, nor do they even like, campaigns they don't trust.

@pault1me 2 ай бұрын

@@TheFlash-rh2el clearly not as massively conservative as it used to be. Things are changing. Be part of it.

@zayn6725 2 ай бұрын

This is true Journalism

@Mort7an 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. It was genuinely enlightening to see a rational, intelligent person talk like they had respect for the intelligence of the audience. I'd be interested in more Green party interviews, or policy discussion.

@iaa9874 2 ай бұрын

Voting green 💚

@greenarrow5594 2 ай бұрын

Labour and Tory are all about helping the rich ………….. we need real change……… vote green!!!

@Redsleather 2 ай бұрын

Have you actually looked at the Green Party? It’s as twee, middle class as you can get. I think a lot of the hard left would be disappointed at how middle class the Greens are. They don’t work for the working class

@LeornianCyng 2 ай бұрын

Probably the only party to vote for tbh unless Corbyn starts one.

@pault1me 2 ай бұрын

Corbyn's a Green in everything but name. A pity he's understandably wedded to an outdated party.

@Noel-ji8nm 2 ай бұрын

The Workers Party.

@Hamstertron 2 ай бұрын

Corbyn should join the greens, honestly most of their values overlap so it won't be a baffling media clusterfuck like Elphicke defecting to Labour.

@theowainwright7406 2 ай бұрын

@Noel-ji8nm Be serious, transphobes that advocate for a command economy in 2024?

@EngineerRunner Ай бұрын

@@Noel-ji8nmsadly they're socially conservative, including transphobia

@aprillily7459 Ай бұрын

Carla Denyer, I know your name 💚 I’ll be voting Green Party :)

@DwainDwight Ай бұрын

Been voting green for a long long time Carla spot on. great lady. thank you.

@TurnLeft 2 ай бұрын

So glad that Michael asked Carla about the co leadership. I really think it was an odd choice. Carla should just be the sole leader

@kerrynewnham8946 2 ай бұрын

Love hearing from the greens. Note authenticity vs spin

@AtheistEve 2 ай бұрын

More interviews with Greens, please. Also, what about the Cooperative Party? Shouldn’t it unhitch its wagon from Labour and go Green?

@LravierJWB Ай бұрын

Green party just seems like a such a breath of fresh air. Imagine dealing with politics with actual logic and like Cara brilliantly said; common sense..

@pnklady3788 2 ай бұрын

The Greens have my vote this time!

@FoxSt3v3 2 ай бұрын

I will take my chances on the Greens Labour and Tori are virtually the same thing for years now, I just can't anymore

@tidyyy 2 ай бұрын

smart, strong, steady. reasoned and reasonable, right honourable and honest. she'll never make it as a politician.

@NANA-kf1cs 2 ай бұрын

Corbyn, John McDonnell and Caroline Lucas, among others are all that and they made it.

@tapaarn5863 2 ай бұрын

You've got my vote

@zayn6725 2 ай бұрын

I’m voting green

@Bungleandgeorge808 2 ай бұрын

I am voting Green plus I also joined the Greens. It is a far more democratic party than Labour is or could ever be under Starmer

@DelBoy573 2 ай бұрын

I bet if you polled the public on the issues and lined up their answers with each parties policies, the Green Party would probably be the best fit. But we’re stuck in this duopoly where any vote other then red or blue is a wasted vote.

@El-Burrito 2 ай бұрын

I wish there was some kind of website that had this functionality

@pault1me 2 ай бұрын

We need to have the courage to vote Green and change that 💚.

@sandimoo 2 ай бұрын

@@pault1meI agree, but I’m scared the Tories will get in again if I do. We need PR and change…..

@pault1me 2 ай бұрын

@@sandimoo Vote for it then. Vote Green. Let it e known where you stand.

@m1lklizard934 2 ай бұрын

It's that kind of thinking that has kept it red or blue for decades. You have to vote how you want to vote. We have been conditioned to think that anything but the two main parties is a waste, but it isn't. Even if we can't snatch power away from the ghouls currently in power, we must chip away and erode their influence. Don't start 2nd guessing yourself. Stick to your convictions and morals. Not just you, everyone. Vote Green 💚

@lukekrawiec3522 2 ай бұрын

I absolutely love these! Ive not seen anything like it anywhere else (by which i mean an actial interview)

@anarchords1905 2 ай бұрын

I hope human rights lawyer Keir Starmer's "Yes, I think they DO have that right" line will follow him forever. He should not be allowed to deny this line, which is what he's been trying to do.

@marypb6913 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this in-depth & informative interview.

@Smartin3162 2 ай бұрын

Think I'm going green ...

@Redsleather 2 ай бұрын

🤢🤢

@flowerpower7288 Ай бұрын

💚💚💚

@dolphine675 2 ай бұрын

It would be interesting to hear why people wouldnt vote Green .....country needs radical change and to claw back some of the corruptly lost silver. No other party offers that

@tonyf9984 2 ай бұрын

The FPTP voting system prevents it! I live in a 'safe' Tory constituency that's no longer quite so safe. Nothing on this planet would make me vote Tory. I'd love to vote Green. But the only way of removing the Tory is to vote Labour. So I'll vote Labour.

@dolphine675 2 ай бұрын

@@tonyf9984I understand this unfortunately we seem to live in a 2 party country where both parties are backed but banks and big business but there is a school of thought now that says vote independent or green so that when Labour get in they cannot just get away with changing the laws in an undemocratic way like the Tories have done . The elephant in the room when it comes to our economy is housing costs and homelessness, there are 11 million private renters , I still waiting for the Tories to deal with the burning injustices

@HazzyWazzey 2 ай бұрын

Excited to be voting Green in July 24’

@thomasoxford2140 Ай бұрын

I'm 43, working class, and have always voted Labour. I'm 100% voting Green this election. The Labour Party isn't even pretending to be "centre-left" anymore.

@user-zi3ko4pr5n 2 ай бұрын

NOVARA HELP THE PEOPLE VOTE GREEN ITS OUR ONLY HOPE

@simplesplayground7871 2 ай бұрын

its nice to see a politician actually answer questions and not try to talk theirway around it until they get told what to say

@newearthmirror186 2 ай бұрын

Green for moi!..The only party that stood out...and up when the Gaza conflict started!..The other 2 parties lack basic humanity!

@MariamPassionfruit 2 ай бұрын

I love Carla, she’s so well-spoken and an actually sensible politician I love her 💚💚

@Hamstertron 2 ай бұрын

And she feels really real. Like some of those questions you could hear her voice quiver from where she didn't want to be asked... and there were a couple of big pauses where you could hear the cogs whirring, so props to Michael for doing actual journalism (unlike shills like Kuenssberg) but also props to Carla for being an actual human and giving actual answers even if it was uncomfortable instead of repeating some pre-rehersed party line until the question goes away.

@JayEy 2 ай бұрын

I am voting green

@ydaveyyy 2 ай бұрын

Wish they would drop their support for NATO though

@tharrison4815 2 ай бұрын

I love how the green party don't have to try to dodge questions and dance around the answers or change their policy based on what's popular. They just have a clear stance on everything and just stick to it.

@chakravarr Ай бұрын

I find it fascinating how important the Palestine-Israel topic is for people. I recognise that war and death are awful full stop. I also recognise that the uk is a complete mess. Particularly healthcare. It’s so sad that healthcare workers sit on picket lines and cue in food banks and yet the most important issue is the other side of the world? Meanwhile, we have the government promising 2.5B to military service that no one has asked for, while not paying junior doctors what they are owed (which happens to be less than half that figure). Armed forces are chronically underfunded too. Police under funded. Teachers… like, seriously? Have the government just been taking money from others pockets to line their own? And people seem so emotionally obsessed with awful things happening in another part of the world?

@ValQuinn 2 ай бұрын

voting green this election is the easiest decision i'll ever have to make in my life

@Redsleather 2 ай бұрын

I hope you find living under another 5 years of the Conservatives just as easy

@ValQuinn 2 ай бұрын

@@Redsleather well labour will probably win, so you're right it will be like living under another 5 years of the conservatives

@outofideas42 2 ай бұрын

This is great. I love that even though they're political allies, Novara aren't scared to ask the greens genuinely hard questions. I had no idea about the greens HS2 position because HS2 doesn't affect me and my area in the slightest, but hearing they were against It, while predictable, was disheartening. Still, Carla's answers were well thought out and reassuring even on issues where we don't entirely align. Very much look forward to voting green and canvassing for Sian Berry later this year.

@Superfantastictop10 2 ай бұрын

Mandelson is complicit in genocide apologism.

@retrogiftsuk4812 2 ай бұрын

Well I was thinking of voting Green at the next election, and based on that interview I'm sure I will.

@MxLee192 2 ай бұрын

The greens are not particularly radical, and sadly unlikely to get very far in our electoral system. But in terms of voting options, they are the best of the bunch. Frankly we need to go beyond waiting for parties to solve anything and need to organise ourselves to force changes we need. Especially in relation to eco crisis.