Green shoots of Euro-popularity

MAY I thank all Post & Times readers who voted Green in the recent European Elections.

A total of 88,244 people voted Green in the West Midlands, which is 16,000 more votes than we received at the previous European election.

The Party was frustratingly close to gaining seats in so many regions, not least the North West where the Greens were just 5,000 votes behind the BNP.

In the UK, the Greens made the most progress of the biggest six parties in terms of increase in vote share and across Europe the Green group was the only group to increase its number of seats despite there being fewer seats in Parliament this time.

Debate about most policies and issues was largely wiped off the agenda by stories of sleaze in Westminster. We will continue to campaign for green economic policies to provide jobs, reduce carbon emissions and create energy security, as well as for political reform, discussion of which has been one good thing to come out of the revelations.

Felicity Norman, Green Party