Dr Rosi Sexton for leader of the Green Party

There will soon be an election for the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.  I support Dr Sexton for the job. Here’s my endorsement. I’ll say why below. I support Dr Sexton as a candidate to lead the Green Party (England and Wales). She said “The Green Party is a political party, not a lifestyle movement”. That’s perceptive. For too long the Green party in the UK has been regarded as marginal, even as tree-huggers. That’s the case despite their success in local government and in other European countries which have fairer voting systems. She continued “We need to be serious about inclusion, serious about evidence, and serious about winning elections.” They are all good aims. As somebody with three degrees in mathematics, she’s better qualified to evaluate evidence than just about any of our members of parliament, for most of whom science is a closed book. Her breadth of experience is unrivalled. As well as mathematics, she has excelled in music and has been a champion athlete. Winning is her speciality. I believe that she has what it takes to win in politics too. Here is her first campaign video. Why am I endorsing Dr Sexton? Like many people I know, I’ve been politically homeless for a while.  I could obviously  never vote Conservative, especially now that they’ve succumbed to a far-right coup.  In the past, I’ve voted Labour mostly but I couldn’t vote for...
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