tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post7161079785249346594..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Green Party abandons internal election over dirty tricksJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-6314179390989800072009-08-14T11:27:07.390+01:002009-08-14T11:27:07.390+01:00That's harsh Adrian. There is a second round o...That's harsh Adrian. There is a second round of balloting they are falling back to - albeit strictly in breach of the rules. It is a conference ballot rather than an all-member ballot. <br /><br />But we have conference-delegate ballots rather than all-members ballots for similar posts. We also have, as I understand it, rules limiting campaigning for these posts. If somebody breaches the rules, the ERO has a judgement call to make.Joe Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380362092159905533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-34784155306610653852009-08-14T10:51:26.272+01:002009-08-14T10:51:26.272+01:00As Liberals, we should be concerned that the Green...As Liberals, we should be concerned that the Greens abandon their internal votes as soon as things get upsetting. Yet another example of their authoritarian, controlling streak. People sometimes sling mud in elections - and if that's unfair, you don't vote for the mudslingers, like Rupert. <br /><br />God help us if they ever get to apply their weird ideas to national elections. Only hippies need apply.Adrian Whitmorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-60647632197401755342009-08-13T10:55:12.702+01:002009-08-13T10:55:12.702+01:00I hope they're still grateful. The system of r...I hope they're still grateful. The system of reverting to a conference ballot for executive posts attracting zero or one nominations in time for a postal ballot (which was usually most of them) was my initiative in a previous life.<br /><br />It is a poor show if the party's ruling body of a dozen or so members is largely elected unopposed, but perhaps not surprising if this is the sort of vitriol you can expect to receive by way of thanks. On the other hand if there is such a dearth of willing candidates, maybe they just are that rubbish.Joe Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380362092159905533noreply@blogger.com