Will the Green Party build you a house? | Carla Denyer interview
We spoke to the co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer as she shapes up to challenge Labour frontbencher Thangam Debbonaire in the new constituency of Bristol Central.
The full list of candidates running in Bristol Central is:
Reform UK: Robert Clarke
Liberal Democrats: Nicholas Coombes:
Labour: Thangam Debbonaire
Green: Carla Denyer
Party of Women: Kellie-Jay Keen
Conservatives: Samuel Williams
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The Greens probanly dont stand a chance in my area. But I'm getting on a bit and it's about time I voted with my heart💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
@user-cc7ct1gd9m
13 күн бұрын
Perhaps that’s why your getting “on” love, GREEN HEART😂🤣😂🤣
@moif_velocita
12 күн бұрын
It's a bit late for that now
@happydays4302
9 күн бұрын
If we all voted with our heart, Labour and Conservative would be decimated. I hope as many people as vote bravely and stop reinforcing the two party dominance so we can get proportionate representation.
@syleshwhycantileavethisbla802
6 күн бұрын
I live in a pretty safe Labour seat, so I get to vote with my heart without having to stress over it. I'd rather use that vote to show there is support for thr Green party's policies. Even if they get a small boost on the last election.
@josephbrown32
3 күн бұрын
Imagine if a Reform UK and Green Coalition government happened. Somehow I very much doubt it.
The rare candidate where when they stumble over the word “conscience” you don’t immediately assume it’s a Freudian slip
As a structural/civil engineer, I find Carla to be very good at getting across some of the underlying mechanisms around things like housing ownership structures and rail. I wish more people had a grasp of the need to address how systems work.
@DanKeatis
19 күн бұрын
Agreed. More people from proper jobs and fewer career politicians, lobbyists and shadowy think tank wonks.
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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Oli was hard on the Greens here, yet Carla did well in answering his points.
@sureshot1988
19 күн бұрын
lol
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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@charliegrimes4197
17 күн бұрын
I'm sure this was deliberate to show that their arguments stand up against scrutiny
@archvaldor
12 күн бұрын
Even though I am passionate about voting Green I think that is the right thing to do. I can't stand softball interviews even when I support the candidate.
@markwelch3564
11 күн бұрын
@@archvaldoryep. I loathe cheesy gotcha questions, but other than those, a potential parlimentary representative should be able to tackle serious questions - doubly so if they want my vote!
I really like Carla. I think she has her head screwed on right, she speaks a lot of common sense and shes done a very good job with things to date so theres no reason to not trust her right now... I really hope we get to see her as PM one day..
@TheTardis
19 күн бұрын
she's a remoaner though and wants to reverse brexit, so has instantly lost most of the electorate and it will cost them their only seat. She'll be gone the day after the election.
@juliewake4585
19 күн бұрын
I’ve seen her In the tv programmes for the election. She’s very impressive: far more than any of the main parties. I hope she succeed.
@MindTheSpectrum
19 күн бұрын
@@juliewake4585 agreed, I had no idea who she was and thought of the green party as just a generic "hippy protest party" till a few months ago..I'm really glad I started to pay attention to them.
@RGBmode
19 күн бұрын
@@MindTheSpectrum They are. They've done nothing for Brighton. It has the 2nd worse recycling rate in the country, the highest cost of living relative to earnings int the country INCLUDING London, and in the mean time they are protesting against nuclear power plants to support the transition to fully renewable. Oh, and they object to solar farms on fields that could be used to grow crops, want to increase the size of the green belt, and again don't want houses built in fields where crops could be grown. How are they any different to the Tories?
@MindTheSpectrum
19 күн бұрын
@@RGBmode funnily enough I had this exact debate with my local green about nuclear energy and he agreed with me and you on the subject. The green party candidates don't have to tow the entire party line and are happy for their own representatives (as stated in this video that you clearly haven't watched) that they allow that. So it's perfectly possible with enough support that they would change their stance on it. I also suggest not believing all the NIMBY crap you read without researching yourself. I get it's easy to have an opinion based on headlines and sound bites but if you strongly want to protest and speak out about something you really should make sure that you're well informed with the facts first..
Articulate, considered, non-combative (whilst not taking any guff from Ol), and sharp as a knife; if only we had sitting MP's who were this switched on! Firmly believe that FPTP is a huge reason why so many UK politicians manage to get away with being so utterly shit at their jobs, yet someone this capable doesn't get a fair shot at being elected above local office. Change our stupid voting system.
@djdrogs
17 күн бұрын
Also no method to recall MPs when they fail and no method to hold them to their word once elected.
@NEALMOHANSDEMOCRATICRIGHTSBLOC
16 күн бұрын
Owen Jones is being supressed 😂
@peterk4626
15 күн бұрын
Agreed. My only concern though is if we did ever get PR, we risk a growth in the crazier Far right and far left! But at least those people would then feel represented however much the more moderate of us struggle to understand them.
@travisroth
15 күн бұрын
@@peterk4626 exactly. As 'crazy' as the extremes may be, at least people would feel represented. And if you look at the PR systems we could use, and apply them to previous elections, there would have always been a liberal, centrist majority. And the fringe options would balance/cancel each other out.
@ArmigerRu
14 күн бұрын
Oh I agree... if only we had Prop Rep... we'd have a proper patriotic party at the helm... Reform
Im voting Green 💚
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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@josephkolodziejski6882
19 күн бұрын
Throwing away your vote
@wurstsalatohnegurke
18 күн бұрын
I want to as well but vote tactically…check out carol vorderman
@dirtyboypdx
18 күн бұрын
@@josephkolodziejski6882 What's throwing away your vote is voting for Tory Lite...
@VinnyCarwash-js8op
18 күн бұрын
Then you're insane.
Decided even before the election was announced that I would vote green.
@catalyst2155
19 күн бұрын
It's a great choice for staying poor.
@edmann1820
14 күн бұрын
@@catalyst2155 That's the funniest comment I've seen in a while. The tories have made us rich?
@simonhayward4058
13 күн бұрын
@@catalyst2155 tories froze personal allowance, so how is it go for you? poor much ?
I'm voting Green for the first time since voting Lib Dem and Labour in the past... If you're a progressive left-leaner like me, there's no other viable choice at the moment.
@lindy-loumaddock5979
19 күн бұрын
That's the way I see it, too. A key problem for me, being Starmer's approach to the Gaza conflict, too.
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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@christianzilla
19 күн бұрын
That's the situation.
@GrimstrokeMainr
18 күн бұрын
Personally, Green's are not a viable choice either, especially with their anti-nuclear policies. If they ust so happened to get into power our energy bills would be sky high
@mattbooth307
18 күн бұрын
I'm progressive and centre-left and I'm going to be sticking with Labour. I've supported the party since joining via a trade union at 18 and I don't see any reason to stop now. I'm pushing 40 and would like another Labour government before WW3, if possible. We tried the student politics of the green party under Corbyn and we didn't win any elections. I voted for Jeremy Corbyn as leader both times because I too believed it could work, but it didn't. The opposition to the far-left that came with him was too much for the country and, honestly, with the Ukraine war, thank god Corbyn wasn't Prime Minister at the time, or we'd have another Chamberlain on our hands, appeasing an aggressive dictator.
Amen sister I want MP's who bring love for the people enacting policies that express their love for all people's , peace & the longevity of our shared planet Love to you all always
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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Voting green 🎉
This is 100% why politics Joe should be mainstream. Actual have interviews with substance.
@liamcragin
19 күн бұрын
I wish they would interview politicians on the center and right too though. They seem to only talk to people on the Corbynite Left and it becomes an echo chamber.
@kalvindeane1
19 күн бұрын
@@liamcragin They do seem to try.
@Mrstevemoore
18 күн бұрын
@@liamcraginthe closest they get is Ava with reform. I get the impression Joe would love to but don’t get the chance.
@VinnyCarwash-js8op
18 күн бұрын
Actual have interviews?
@adamhurd1560
17 күн бұрын
@@liamcraginThe right won't give them the time because it will never benefit them. Joe's target audience don't vote right and won't be persuaded to vote right and Joe will be very critical of a right wing politician to the point that they can only lose votes by appearing.
Even though we don't have PR I'm still voting Green. I agree with most of their policies and think they have a pretty serious manifesto this general election. I think voting Green will send a very powerful message.
@FabianEllis
19 күн бұрын
Same I’ve voted green already
@juliewake4585
19 күн бұрын
Yes me too. I’ve been doing that since Ed Miliband was Labour Party leader to try to send a message in my own small way to persuade other parties’ politicians that we need to focus on what matters.
@RGBmode
19 күн бұрын
The greens not getting any seats should send a powerful message to you.. Don't waste your vote.
@MarKeMu125
19 күн бұрын
The more people vote for them the more others see them as a viable option, lets do this!
@NeonVisual
19 күн бұрын
@@MarKeMu125 The trouble is, they're not a viable option. Their economic policy is almost identical to Truss's.
I'm voting Green 💚 first time I'm voting for someone other than Labour in a General Election. Keir Starmer isn't a socialist nor even a social democrat. He wouldn't be unwelcome in David Cameron's Tory Party.
@andybyrne50
19 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@joshuaherbert2472
19 күн бұрын
I feel the same, although i feel obliged to vote tactically for Labour under FPTP , even though for half my life i have wished for a labour government. I dont want to vote in a Red Tory.
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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@bipolarminddroppings
19 күн бұрын
Have you actually read the Labour manifesto? Doesn't seem to me you have, if you don't think Starmer is a socialist.
@lemsip207
19 күн бұрын
Where I live, we can't even get a Green candidate elected to the local council or to the Wales Senedd in the regional vote. The Welsh elections used to use the additional member system of voting. Because of the D'Hondt system Labour was a wasted vote in the regional vote in South Wales East, South Wales Central, and South Wales West as they won 6 to 8 seats in the region on the constituency vote. So when they win all 8 constiuency seats in the region on the first vote, the votes for them in the second vote are divided by 9.
Carla is an amazing speaker, she is truly a perfect successor to Caroline Lucas. I hope that in 2029 (after Starmer's inevitable faiulure) she manages to get an ever better foothold into government than now
@MarKeMu125
19 күн бұрын
Hopefully they have to call that election early though
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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@VinnyCarwash-js8op
18 күн бұрын
I despair at that thought.
@Nempty94
17 күн бұрын
inevitable - I appreciate the pessimism, but let's just see shall we lol
Thanks for doing this interview, the Greens don't get anywhere near enough media time.
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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@AlanWarrenBelfastArchitect
18 күн бұрын
Especially when you compare with Farage and Reform. How many councillors do they have? How many MPs? Their growing support is a direct result of, the often uncritical, saturation coverage they receive. Imaging the Greens received comparable coverage. They would take scores of seats.
@fuckbankers
17 күн бұрын
I'm sick of seeing Farage.
@triggerking135
17 күн бұрын
@@AlanWarrenBelfastArchitect imagine if we had proportional representation instead of FPTP? The amount of people I speak to who are voting Labour for tactical reasons, who would vote Green if they felt it would count, is unreal.
@AlanWarrenBelfastArchitect
17 күн бұрын
@@triggerking135 And because people continue to vote tactically, there is no incentive for any large political party to introduce PR. In most elections, tactical voting only makes sense in about 100 -150 marginals. In this election the Tories are going to lose as their support is down to around 20% Having Labour win with a 200 majority isn't good for democracy. Except in marginals, people should vote with their heart. Vote for a good Independent, Green or whatever.
Whilst not perfect Greens definitely align with my values more than any of the other parties and they are definitely getting my vote 💚
@Kincoran
18 күн бұрын
I read something someone wrote on Reddit the other day that I really liked. I probably won't remember it word for word, but it'll be pretty close: Political parties aren't taxies, expected to take you from exactly where you already are to precisely where you need to be; they're all of them buses. You might need to put in just a little effort to approach them, and they might not take you fully 100% of the distnace that you want to go, but there's still one that will suit you way more than all the rest, and it's still way better to take that one than to sit at home and go nowhere. For me, the Greens have at times been pretty much a taxi. These days, they're still, at least, by far the best bus for me to hop onto. And as a campaigner for them of around 5 years now, I'm seeing more and more of the public agreeing.
@andrewjg_
15 күн бұрын
so your actually voting for labour then?? a green vote is a vote for labour 🤣🤣
Thank you Carla for mentioning filling empty homes. We have around a million empty homes as noted by the group Action on empty homes. Filling these houses would not only be quicker than building new but would help to improve communities where empty homes are unsightly when they’ve fallen into disrepair, and turn tourist destinations into ghost towns in the winter.
@buzzlopavich
19 күн бұрын
Empty homes exist in every society, the UK has less empty homes than pretty much any other comparable economy. They also don't exist in the places we need them to. What are we going to do, tell a londoner he has to stop doing his job to move to the north because there's an "empty home" there. build. more.houses.
@LimeyRedneck
19 күн бұрын
@@buzzlopavich Why not both and the other things Carla mentioned?
@buzzlopavich
19 күн бұрын
@@LimeyRedneck Because homes are empty for all sorts of reasons, you can't have complete occupancy, which means you always going to have spare houses - that is a good thing. The greens continuously block infrastructure and housing, including photovoltaics, because at heart they are not a green party - but a NIMBY one.
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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@alanhat5252
19 күн бұрын
Bringing back Squatters Rights is what would most rapidly resolve this part of the problem, it's why those rights existed in the first place. Despite the (non-dom tax-exile billionaire) Daily Mail's campaign it was an essential Social Good through recent centuries.
I voted Green in Norwich and they got in at the local elections, they got in.❎❎❎❎❎
Absolute boss mode. Strength, confidence and common sense, with a splash of hope. I’m behind them all the way.
I'm not voting Labour Party for the first time, now voting Green.
@julianmorrisco
18 күн бұрын
That’s ironic, I’m doing the opposite! I support the people of Gaza but I do not want that conflict to be a priority of any UK political party, as the flyer for the Greens that came through my door said it was for them. The UK is neither a plucky little underdog nor is it a great power anymore. It’s is a middling country which is teetering on the edge of economic collapse. Thanks to austerity and Brexshit. So support Gaza all you want in your private life, I do. But right now there are many many issues more urgent to the UK. Including Ukraine. No matter what Israel does in Gaza, it is not going to affect the UK. But the genocide in Ukraine has a direct effect on the rules based order and world peace. And the UK can make noises about Gaza all it likes, it has no power in the area and has lost what moral authority it had before Johnson, Truss and Sunak made the country a laughing stock or in the best case, an object of pity.
@longnoseboi
17 күн бұрын
@@julianmorrisco the UK supplies israel with weapons...
@Stevies_Precog_Gym_n_Spa420
17 күн бұрын
@julianmorrisco so no actual principles then.
She smashed it! Weirdly excited to vote all of a sudden.
The reason Greens have good answers for questions is because they speak truth and live in reality.
@QuantumR4ge
13 күн бұрын
Their anti nuclear and GMO policy are reality?
Voting Green 💚
@LukeMovement1
17 күн бұрын
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Please compare this interview with the Tory Party, Labour, and Liberal Democrats and Reform Inc. Leaders... . 🏆ingredients, the fightback begins 💚
In the 2019 General Election, Carla Denyer won 25% of the vote in her constituency. In the local elections last month, all 14 council seats within the new Bristol Central area went to the Green Party. The only thing that could stop Carla being elected is the habitual two-party vote prompted by the FTP system. I'd be intrigued to see more detail on how the Greens are polling in the other seats around Bristol Central, if the majority of the public was in the know, perhaps we'd see more than one Green MP elected in Bristol.
@outofideas42
19 күн бұрын
If it's anything like around Brighton, not a chance. I live right on the border of Kemptown, 3 roads over and is be in Brighton pavilion. And yet i haven't received a single green leaflet and all of my texts as a green party member are to support Sian berry. Nothing about my green candidate or the one in hove. It's really disappointing. Just seen extremely close polling between Tories and greens in use of wight east, but it's not a target seat. The greens are great but their ambition this election is sorely lacking.
@RGBmode
19 күн бұрын
@@outofideas42 I live in Broughton Pavilion. We've had leaflets, and last week we had two door knockers asking who I am voting for. I explained to them that having voted for green for over a decade, this time we're switching to Labour due to the Green Party's agenda of wanting to re-join the EU. That's antidemocratic and it has cost the greens their only seat. They will be unlikely to ever re-enter British politics again.
@3zObafouzr
19 күн бұрын
@@RGBmode it's the year 3000 and what remains of the UK celebrates Brexit Day. From your phone screen the disembodied head of Nigel Farage barks 'No Deal is Better than a Bad Deal' and '52% was an overwhelming majority' on a loop as you wait for your Fray Bentos to heat up. A chill overtakes you as the night draws near.
@rainbowevil
19 күн бұрын
@@RGBmodesurely leaving the EU was undemocratic then, given we voted to join it all those years ago? In any case, having that position clearly doesn’t seem to be complete electoral oblivion - the Lib Dems also support that, and there’s actually a possibility of them ending up being the 2nd biggest party after the next election.
@edfreak93
19 күн бұрын
I live in the constituency bristol north west and I'll definetely will be voting green
I live in Bristol Central. Will absolutely be voting for Carla and so are many of my friends and peers. One of the few honest, erudite and genuinely progressive politicians in the UK today.
@TimComley
5 күн бұрын
Who decides who is progressive
This is exactly why I cant wait to vote green 💚💚
Vote green for the good...
@catalyst2155
19 күн бұрын
No thanks.
Good job Carla! Excellent interview!
Labour ruling out ever joining the Single Market lost my vote. They didn’t need to say anything, they have driven themselves down a cul-de-sac.
@danmayberry1185
19 күн бұрын
Angela spun my head with that position. It was like the leading candidate in a job competition adding, "hobbies include arson."
@AlphaMonkey357
19 күн бұрын
If they have a successful term, I'd be very surprised if Labour didn't include joining the single market or customs union in their 2029 manifesto.
@bipolarminddroppings
19 күн бұрын
They did nothing of the sort, they ruled it out of this coming parliament.
@sbowesuk981
18 күн бұрын
"They didn’t need to say anything" - I'd rather they were honest than played games for votes. One of the big reasons the country is on its knees now is because we've had far too many politicians who do the latter. Democracy functions at its best when the public actually know what they're voting for.
@biga1398
18 күн бұрын
We don’t have a case to just immediately rejoin the single market. Especially considering it’s only this year when Brexit checks are being fully implemented. Under our current import standards it will be years of aligning with the trade block regulations before it’s even considered.
calling the 150k housing per year pledge modest is rather unfair, when thatcher has seen that pretty much less than 25k per year have been built since her time as PM
@IainFrame
16 күн бұрын
But Thatcher wasn't letting in 750,000 people per year. The demand wasn't as high as it is now.
Fair play to her for coming on after you all kept calling her Carla Denier 🤣
@LimeyRedneck
19 күн бұрын
*Climate Denier and her kids, Housing Denier and I forget the other one! 😅 *EDIT* Vaccine Denier
@harvtheworkload
19 күн бұрын
v. disappointed to hear no questions about her children
@admiraldick
19 күн бұрын
@@LimeyRedneck Vaccine
@stanners1714
19 күн бұрын
@@LimeyRedneckvaccine denier
@enigmaemmy
19 күн бұрын
@@harvtheworkload this is such a weird thing to say
NIMBY tendencies exist in most parties, especially on a local level. I think first past the post has made it especially bad for the UK Greens since they have never held any national power because of it. Meaning that a focus on local politics as a party means the NIMBY stuff has more sway. Like the Greens opposing HS2 when the largest source of emissions in the UK is transportation is absolutely insane and I don’t think I know any European green party that would be opposed to something similar.
@matsui90
19 күн бұрын
To be fair the same money could have been used on local bus connections throughout the country and had much more benefit and come in on budget and time
@itsbenbitch14
19 күн бұрын
greens have been campaigning internally and so they dropped their opposition to HS2 in the most recent manifesto. obviously I want them to support it, but that kinda thing (and the opposition to nuclear) are things that we can and will push out of the manifesto over time, turns out internal party democracy is cool like that
@fnyquist8779
18 күн бұрын
@@itsbenbitch14 That’s good. Although I don’t like the opposition to nuclear it is pretty much universal in green parties and the whole movement pretty much started because of it. That’s probably gonna take a long time.
@fnyquist8779
18 күн бұрын
@@matsui90 The whole “we should spend the money on another good thing” supposes that we need to keep the same level of investment in infrastructure as the Tory government. And while Labour doesn’t really intend to spend more, the Greens would surely want to increase the level of investment in green transportation. So that you wouldn’t need to cut the countries biggest investment in public transportation to do a different investment. Also if you really need to cut something why not cut spending on car infrastructure and highways instead? Also HS2 will have a huge benefit for local and regional transit, moving high speed trains off the West Coast Main Line frees up lots of capacity for local trains and freight on the line enabling much better local train services for the area around Manchester, and the West Midlands. This is the main reason that HS2 is being built, not to create quick travel times.
The prime minister we deserve
@andybyrne50
19 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@kumstuke
19 күн бұрын
Were you sarcastic?
@ILikedGooglePlus
19 күн бұрын
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Carla living true to her name, denying things. In this case, anti-housing slander! I’m more comfortable voting green now.
actually best party
@catalyst2155
19 күн бұрын
Actually is the best party if you want to become poorer.
@lord_scrubington
19 күн бұрын
@@catalyst2155 clearly everyone gets a lot wealthier when the government spends less. oh hold on...
The Greens have best manifesto as far as the English parties go.
@catalyst2155
19 күн бұрын
As far as Socialism on steroids goes, this is by far the best manifesto.
@alanhat5252
19 күн бұрын
@@catalyst2155define: "socialism", particularly the "on steroids" variant.
@samuelmelton8353
18 күн бұрын
@@catalyst2155 But they often say they support a mixed economy, would rely on the private sector, and want to support the petit bourgeois (or small business owners). They're not particularly socialist economically, they just want to cull excess, promote certain sectors, and become sustainable. Heavy tax on the upper end of the asset owning class and high spending in key sectors.
@VinnyCarwash-js8op
18 күн бұрын
@@alanhat5252 The Green party is the definition. Neo-marxist sex-obsessed lunatics.
@catalyst2155
16 күн бұрын
@@samuelmelton8353 There lies the issue. The Greens want to tax the middle and upper earners more given that the tax burden is the highest it's been in 70 years to pay for all the things they want. Rich businesses have already had corporation tax increase on them and also Capital Gains Tax which they use as a means of building wealth. What is never understood by the folks of "tax the rich" is that the costs of high taxation on big corporations are offset onto the consumers which are ordinary working class. Greens wants to tax assets over £10m that means supermarkets such as Tesco's, Sainsbury's and M&S etc and your cheap clothing brands such as Primark are going to get taxed more. So when you walk into these stores to buy items expect goods & services inflation to go up because they have to reach net margins that make sense for the business to keep operating in the same jurisdiction. If these businesses start to fail because consumers don't have enough money in their pockets to buy enough of their products at higher prices then the government has now lost even the paycheck they were getting before from these businesses and there's no growth. Also, there will be other businesses with those level of assets who will have to close down and move their business outside of the UK. Wealth leaving the country and government's pockets means they have to raise taxes MORE to compensate for the loss. The government has loans they took from BoE and at current high interest rates because of overspending as they usually do need to pay that money back, and so the cycle of high taxation continues until you're left with a country where operating privately owned businesses in the UK has no advantage due to ridiculous tax-laws so in essence you have no free-market capitalism. Only government who are responsible for producing goods and services and we already know what bad of a job they've managed to do with our healthcare as is which is a whole different debate. In Summary regarding the Green's manifesto, it sounds all nice on paper however their funding heavily requires the wealth of the rich. The UK has lost 16,500 millionaires between 2017-2023 and it is estimated we will lose almost 60% of that figure just this year alone (Source: Business Standard - Millionaires on the move: Where are the world's rich migrating to in 2024?) and with the lack of rich people and businesses around, our taxes go high. About why I said Green's manifesto is full-blown Socialism? Because in full-blown Socialism there's no such thing as free-market Capitalism and Green Parties policies are about destroying wealth from the rich which entails destroying the wealth of the poor and middle-class as I've explained previously. Greens manifesto summed up is we want to tax you harder than the uniparty, wipe out the upper and middle class and destroy the poor out of existance as the government fulfil the needs of society which would otherwise have been managed by much of free-market capitalism. This manifesto is by far the worst one I've read and does nothing to solve issues the working class currently face, if anything add more financial ruin into their lives as if it's not worse as is.
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Very impressive. Such a shame we don't have PR because if we did I think the Greens would be a major political force in this country. However in this election with zero risk of the Tories the more people who vote for the greens the more pressure it puts on labour to make more progressive policies.
If Jeremy Corbyn was the PM candidate I would vote Labour but he’s not so green is the next best option.
@annenunney9907
19 күн бұрын
Same here
@triggerking135
19 күн бұрын
I don't understand why he's standing as Independent. He fits right in with the Greens, particularly with their new wealth tax policies.
@DanKeatis
19 күн бұрын
@@triggerking135 Not just Corbyn but Faiza Shaheen, Dawn Butler, Leanne Mohammad. Heck, surely Zarah Sultana, Apsana Begum, Bell Ribeiro-Addy and their like must be feeling like their Labour party is utterly unrecognisable now.
@matthewharry677
19 күн бұрын
He was, twice. Still lost.
@FabianEllis
19 күн бұрын
@@matthewharry677 I know, cos of the older generations being stuck in their ways
I know everyone just wants to see the back of the Tories but given that labour are now Tory lite please vote for the Green Party . The only true progressive party left to vote for .
@brianferguson7840
19 күн бұрын
Good idea, vote green and hand the keys back to the Tories. No shit Sherlock😢
@AreMullets4AustraliansOnly
19 күн бұрын
Vote for whoever’s likely to win who isn’t a Tory or Reform candidate. Then spend the next 5 years encouraging Green, hope they get more council seats, maybe even parliamentary seats. Join in on left-wing movements, hope the Greens get more exposure. Push the Overton Window leftwards. Wait for the next general election when it’ll be Greens and Lib Dems pushing against Labour, weakened Tories, and Reform (or whatever the next racist party is called). Voting for any party other than the two major players is a wasted vote unless you’re lucky enough to be in a constituency where the Tories aren’t really in the running anymore.
@calumroche2851
19 күн бұрын
@@brianferguson7840 Not going to happen.
@hellmes1826
19 күн бұрын
@@brianferguson7840 The tories will lose anyway and labour are no better. vote green.
@richardkail7976
19 күн бұрын
@@brianferguson7840the Tories are further behind than they've EVER been. They won't win with more people voting Green
16:46 I wish the answer was just, "no it's not enough, but it's what we could afford right now". She gave a very political response instead of just being human. Still, far more human than any other leader I've seen so far.
Why isn't Jeremy Corbyn in the Green party now? Seems like the ideal partnership - Greens support and JC's fan base.
@Nempty94
17 күн бұрын
I don't think they'd want that bringing their electoral chances down tbh - you said it yourself, 'fan base'
I don’t understand why he went back to the well on housing numbers after Carla explained that the Greens aren’t including private sector built homes in the numbers, which would put them well ahead of Labour. Absolute clownish interviewing by him.
@jed641
18 күн бұрын
I was pissed off too but this is what the MSM will do to the Greens so I guess it's good?
She's great and the Greens are great!
@MurphyOCP-001
19 күн бұрын
Why?
@juffjaff
19 күн бұрын
@@MurphyOCP-001 Their manifesto is solid and they're not in this game to further their own careers.
@catalyst2155
19 күн бұрын
@@juffjaff If by solid you mean more taxation on the wealthy in the context that we're living under the highest tax burden in 70 years then this is a solid way to have working people's taxes increased. Too bad you don't see it.
@juffjaff
19 күн бұрын
@@catalyst2155 sorry mate, walk me through that again?
@jared7080
19 күн бұрын
@@catalyst2155 I fail to see, in the interview or their manifesto, where this alleged tax increase for working people is stated. You do realise their tax reform policies won't impact the vast majority of people, right?
Yeah, because Brexit has been such a roaring success.
@catalyst2155
19 күн бұрын
If Brexit was about "success" then you never understood what it was to begin with.
I love how Carla absolutely destroys the Reform lot during debates.
@stephenelkington4971
17 күн бұрын
Is that hard though ? Richard Tice is rather a pillock isn't he ?
@Woke-Fact-checked
16 күн бұрын
She doesn’t
@mw8653
2 күн бұрын
That would be the pillock who took one of the safest Tory seats in the country with 15520 votes over the conservatives 13510 votes and Green party 1506 votes, so not really a pillock but a Reform MP.
@stephenelkington4971
2 күн бұрын
@@mw8653 Being an MP and a pillock are not necessarily incompatible concepts.
A great way to make desirable policies more politically viable is to vote for them. Starmer will be the next PM, there's nothing anybody can do about that but we can use our votes to advocate the sorts of policies we'd like. Taxing the wealthiest 1%, real action on climate change, proper investment in public services & a green industrial strategy aren't part of Starmer's offer. All voting Labour does is rubber stamp a continuation of Tory fiscal policy & more Blairite middle eastern altrocities.
There are tens of thousands of empty properties in Manchester alone. Why is no one talking about that?
Shes got my vote!
Not having whipped MPs is really important. I don't know how to evaluate my local Labour candidate because I don't know whether he would simply do as he is asked. I don't want that.
@user-nx6ji9tk8i
14 күн бұрын
Have a look at his/her voting record?
@samuelmelton8353
14 күн бұрын
@@user-nx6ji9tk8i He doesn't have one. I live in a Tory safe seat which has been Tory for over a hundred years and will continue to be Tory after next week.
Amen sister!
Carla is amazing. Far better than that red Tory nonsense.
Her best interview of the Election!
Just might vote Green. Just might. Disillusioned with Sir Kier and Labour.🤔🤔🤔🤔Leave that with me
@muscleandmath2910
5 күн бұрын
Update?
Carla is spot 👌🏻 logical thinking and with society's interests at heart rather than the elites like labour and cons.
9:01 yep!; 09:10 oh yes; 09:17 exactly. So, I'm voting Green for the first time 💚
I actually agree with the greens on their conservation ethos - building extra homes and protecting Green spaces and historic building is not an either or. We are allowed to have nice things. Londokyo sounds like hell. Convert the buildings standing empty as investment portfolios before destroying the things that matter.
Hmmm I dont believe them on the NIMBY question. Without deploying centralised power, surely the local incentives are always going to be against building? They don't whip and they don't offer a change to planning law? House building is for people who dont vote, because they cant afford to live in a local council area.
@RaRa-eu9mw
18 күн бұрын
Yes. The 150k council housing is over and above what's already built by the private sector.
"people are done with Labour" Checks notes, Labour are currently set to win their largest majority in history.
@mr.thegreat557
17 күн бұрын
By default.
@joefortey4
17 күн бұрын
@@mr.thegreat557 the Tories were unpopular whilst Corbyn was in charge so why didn't he win a historic victory?
@mr.thegreat557
17 күн бұрын
@@joefortey4 who said they were unpopular?
@joefortey4
17 күн бұрын
@@mr.thegreat557 polling at time 😉👍
@mr.thegreat557
17 күн бұрын
@@joefortey4 polling for Tory’s was quite high, it actually pushed Farage to withdraw candidates. Recent Labour wins in by-elections show the Labour vote share hasn’t increased at all, in some cases it’s actually dropped.
Lifelong Labour voter here. Will not vote for Starmers Labour. My vote is up for grabs and the Greens have won me over.
Why did you not fact check the claim that labour whip every vote, that’s not the case, JOE stay honest
@RaRa-eu9mw
18 күн бұрын
Fact Check: Carla Denyer said Labour "whip on every issue." This is false. Of the 148 votes in the last parliament, Labour only whipped on 142 of them. We rate this claim untrue.
@djdrogs
17 күн бұрын
@@RaRa-eu9mw so just the ones that matter then..?
@keithparker1346
15 күн бұрын
@@RaRa-eu9mwonly 142 😂
NIMBYism is not party-specific, all of the main parties do it. It's a result of local government being a virtual gerontocracy in this country. I would rather be fighting inside the Greens to improve their housing policy than fighting inside Labour to get them to abandon neoliberalism & austerity.
@Hiya-f8h
19 күн бұрын
Hey yolanda diaz
@RGBmode
19 күн бұрын
lol nice try TorybotGPT
@lewis9159
19 күн бұрын
@@RGBmode as if replacing tory with diet tory will actually solve anything
@TheSovietMachine
19 күн бұрын
You're going to have to fight the TERFs in the Green Party first
@RGBmode
19 күн бұрын
@@lewis9159 Pretending that Labour are Tories won't get you anything either. It's a child's argument.
Oli keeping his previous 15 minute weird rant about the "European Greens" in the past I see
My postal vote is already in! 💚
Oli didn't ask her about her daughters Climate and Vaccine 🤔
@sciencefliestothemoon2305
19 күн бұрын
Her daughter has a climate?
@clovenbullet
19 күн бұрын
which is?
@SkyrimHound1
19 күн бұрын
And her son, Housing
@IllusionistBeatsOfficial
19 күн бұрын
@@sciencefliestothemoon2305there was a joke on the podcast about her surname being pronounced "denier."
@sciencefliestothemoon2305
19 күн бұрын
@@IllusionistBeatsOfficial Why do I get the feeling I have to lock that up now
19:20 - the new housing in Stroud is so good, that Rishi Sunak left France to visit it...
She is saying exactly what I believe in. I generally think I might see positive changes in our future government, I wish we could just skip Labour Party and get to the good logical ways
133k privately made houses in 2023. So an estimate would be around 283k homes a year with the greens. And they are right. We need to focus on building affordable cheaper homes for people to live in and if you want a bigger home work for it, but allow people to live in smaller homes and have their needs met. It lets people get on the housing ladder and save money they would otherwise pay on extortionate rent prices.
Anyone remember when people in the NHS were key workers? They sure do deserve a pay increase.
@keithparker1346
15 күн бұрын
Technically people stacking shelves and on tills in supermarkets were considered key workers...let's get them an increase too
@Bringon-dw8dx
10 күн бұрын
@@keithparker1346they’ve received raises that match inflation, healthcare workers havent
Oli can't seriously think that building houses without any national strategy is a good idea. They need to be organised around transport and the environment. This becomes even more poignant when factoring in the future of automated logistics - building random patches of homes according to the whims of profiteering developers will result in long term inefficiencies. Houses need to be built in such a way that they do not induce excessive car use, and so that they don't cause needlessly complex utility systems (plumbing, sewerage etc) and road infrastructure, which bumps up council tax and business rates. Houses need to be built in places that promotes the use of local businesses, stations, existing bus routes, existing waste collection routes etc. And as Carla said - there is little point in building homes that are bad quality or rip people off. They may as well live with their parents if they can't get decent accommodation or live somewhere they can start a family or a career.
I'm voting SNP but wish the Green Party the very very best in rUK. You are needed.
I make enough money that a Green government would increase my taxes, and I am COMPLETELY fine with that, given the plans they have to use that money in massively beneficial ways for the country as a whole. I already put my vote in the post a few days ago, just a shame knowing they're not going to win the seat now many others.
The description is wrong. Carla Denyer isn't "deputy" leader of the Greens.
*Keir Starmer is a Tory, don't vote for more austerity. Vote Green or Lib Dem* 🇪🇺🇬🇧
If we used proportional representation, I would certainly vote Green. I'm 50s male and concerned about climate change.
@RGBmode
19 күн бұрын
I bet you drive an ICE car and fill your face with animal products.
@jameshodgkins9586
19 күн бұрын
You should vote for who you agree with. Tactical voting is a con
@TheBTC
19 күн бұрын
@@jameshodgkins9586 People's primary concern in this election is removing the Tories from British politics. Tactical voting is not only the correct method, it's now what everyone in the country under 70 is doing. So, you're either under 70, or you're of such a low IQ that you probably ought consider not voting in cease you hurt yourself on the walk to and from the polling station
@ronniepye
19 күн бұрын
@@jameshodgkins9586 except it isnt.
@calumroche2851
19 күн бұрын
Send a message to Labour with increased overall Green share of the vote, and help move the Overton window in politics.
Labour can change policies as reality changes. They aren't in power, and so can alter their plans as they see fit. It shows adaptability, not dishonesty.
@keithparker1346
15 күн бұрын
No it's blatant lying
@stonehengemaca
15 күн бұрын
@@keithparker1346 You'd have to wait until they get into power. They've had 14 years to alter their manifesto. It's only lying if they U-turn once in power.
She gives me hope for Britain!
Are you going to try and interview Plaid candidates or Rhun Ap Lorwerth himself?
By far the most important party in British politics today and the only one being honest about what is needed to really change things. They win my vote without a shadow of doubt.
Great video, lots of policy covered and questions answered thoughtfully. Video description currently says Deputy Leader instead of Co-Leader.
Carla Deyer is very impressive! I would vote for her if I were living in the UK...
I wanna vote Green so bad. Just need more on how to make housing affordable.
I think she answered the whip question really well.
I thought she was Joint Leader not Deputy Leader
@richardkail7976
19 күн бұрын
She is co-leader
People are fed up with both the main parties. Kia cars is a joke sunck is pm not via us voteing but his own party
We need rent control, a party needs to introduce rent control with the aim to mandate that the most you can charge for a 3 bed house will be 25% of the median income of a couple. Suddenly houses would stop being an investment and you would have significantly lower house prices as landlords sell up.
@zvelleton
17 күн бұрын
And then even less houses would be built. Rent control is a sideshow - barely any economists support it as a public policy measure. The answer is simple, liberalise planning, invest in infra, watch as homes get built. See Auckland example from 2016 for instance.
@longnoseboi
17 күн бұрын
@@zvelleton this is just trickledown economics for housing. giving more power to profit-driven developers is not going to save us.
I'm done with the greens turns out the greens in our area aren't very green they seem more at home bashing Labour ....
I was going to vote Green, until I see they're in favour of dismantling our nuclear deterrent & scaling back armed forces, when we have our first European war in 27 years. Otherwise, I agreed with their policies, shame 😫🤷♂️
@keithparker1346
15 күн бұрын
Our first European war...our???
new cameras? looks sleek
Good interview 👍
While the Greens could be a bit better on housing I think it's unfair to slap them with the NIMBY label. They want more housing, wanting it to be with the right infrastructure and to prioritise brownfield is both a good idea generally and is closer to being YIMBY than NIMBY, it's 'yes in my backyard, with a couple of caveats', and a truly NIMBY party wouldn't be pledging direct public investment in social housing.
@itsbenbitch14
19 күн бұрын
I mean Carla's in Bristol and there's plans to slap cheaply built student housing in the centre of the high street, and ruin the entire historical thing of Bristol, and when the green councillors opposed it they were called NIMBYs for it. Same with the solar farm which was just moved over to a better place, added mammal gates, and employed locals instead of as remote jobs for Germany. Yeah they oppose more stuff than labour, for example, but the reasons are very valid and more an issue of how shitty the property developments has gotten than then greens being NIMBYs.
@Antipaxos_Nadja123
19 күн бұрын
@itsbenbitch14 that's a good point, what we build matters, something lots of self-professed YIMBYs do care about, as they do care about the principles of good urban planning and so on, most of the stuff I know about urban planning is from people who call themselves YIMBYs, and I usually agree with them, but when people want to build stuff, but not the first thing proposed, and instead use those principles of urban planning, they get called NIMBYs
Greens makes sense. Nice to hear a critique of the party system around whips
Why can't all politicians be this switched on!?
“We will build public transportation between cities!” “You opposed hs2” “We dont want actual public transport thatll damage nature “
I'm feeling really torn over votong tatically, with the goal of ensuring we can get an actual opposition, or votong green
Carla is absolutely right about labour. They are very similar to conservative polities and as we’ve seen the way that when MP’s speak out against the leader (I.E. Gaza) they get banished. Yet labour has welcomed one of the most right wing conservatives into their party. I was honestly going to vote Labour. Yet the closer we get to the election the more I see that they are really no better. The greens are progressive, left wing, and they have good policies that support the everyday person, and to keep big corporations out of our politics and decreasing control away from private ownership is definitely the right way in my books. Let’s go Green 💪
If I lived in England or Wales I’d be voting Green. I hope they do very well. 💚
Join reform British people first 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧