Greens Abandon Environment For Culture

Updated: 2025.10.08 13D ago 2 sources
The UK Green Party’s new leadership is spotlighting broad left causes (policing, gender politics, wealth taxes) while internal rows over gender orthodoxy consume oxygen. Meanwhile, only a small slice of would‑be Green voters rank the environment as the top issue. This decouples 'green politics' from environmental problem‑solving just as Net Zero support wanes. — If environmental parties morph into generic progressive vehicles, climate policy momentum may stall even as the brand 'green' gains votes.

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The Green Party’s war on women
Julie Bindel 2025.10.08 86% relevant
The article claims Green conference agendas and leadership rhetoric prioritize gender‑identity fights over ecology and describes exclusion of gender‑critical members (e.g., Green Women’s Declaration stall cancellation), directly echoing the thesis that Greens are drifting from environmental problem‑solving into broader left‑coded culture battles.
How green politics failed
Wessie du Toit 2025.10.02 100% relevant
Zack Polanski’s focus beyond climate and the claim that just 16% of potential Green voters see the environment as the top issue.
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