tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post116436623166260549..comments2023-08-16T12:07:22.995+00:00Comments on The Daily (Maybe): Derek Wall elected Male Principal Speaker of the Green PartyJim Jeppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164663876981811422006-11-27T21:44:00.000+00:002006-11-27T21:44:00.000+00:00Yep - they're both members of the Green LeftYep - they're both members of the Green LeftJim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164663254463800502006-11-27T21:34:00.000+00:002006-11-27T21:34:00.000+00:00Are Derek and Sian members of the Green Left platt...Are Derek and Sian members of the Green Left plattform, it is not clear from the posting?EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069470313893080354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164557300205173782006-11-26T16:08:00.000+00:002006-11-26T16:08:00.000+00:00Right that's it.Anonymous comments from now on are...<B>Right that's it.</B><BR/><BR/>Anonymous comments from now on are on warning... unless you play nice you will be deleted - just like the crass anti-Keith Taylor comment I just zapped - man that felt good!Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164418673900431772006-11-25T01:37:00.000+00:002006-11-25T01:37:00.000+00:00Thanks Matt - I think what's important for those w...Thanks Matt - I think what's important for those who want the Greens to do well is to make sure Derek does the best job he can.<BR/><BR/>That might, at times, mean criticising him to keep him on track - but hopefully people will give him the support he'll need to do a good job and also keep an open mind... I think he'll prove in practice what his political judgement is like and, as you say, next year he'll either reap the rewards of a good performance or party members will decided to give someone else a go.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164394842832516772006-11-24T19:00:00.000+00:002006-11-24T19:00:00.000+00:00I'm one who shares some concerns about Derek possi...I'm one who shares some concerns about Derek possibly wanting to go beyond his remit as principal speaker and present the party beyond where the current policy lies, but it's a bit unfair for people to publicly criticise now the election has happened and before we've seen him in action. <BR/><BR/>I say we should wait and see if he can do the job with sound political judgement. If he does then we all benefit, if he doesn't when then we can vote him out next year. <BR/><BR/>And because matt sellwood is a lovely man who doesn't deserve to be wound up I'll not be anonymous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164388266763421682006-11-24T17:11:00.000+00:002006-11-24T17:11:00.000+00:00Quite right Ed - and apologies to those offended b...Quite right Ed - and apologies to those offended by my spelling, I absolutely guarantee it is 100 times better than it used to be - if that's any help.<BR/><BR/>Incidently it is due to anonymous posting that I had to take my comments facility down last weekend as they were (apparently) in danger of invalidating the election (with supporters canvassing for the candidates anonymously)... hey hoJim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164385014481619752006-11-24T16:16:00.000+00:002006-11-24T16:16:00.000+00:00Fantastic news.Note the brain dead reference to De...Fantastic news.<BR/><BR/>Note the brain dead reference to Derek Wall being all 'ideological' from the anonymous contributor above. Here's some news, Mr Anonymous, you are, necessarily, 'ideological' yourself. Or perhaps you think you have direct access to the world of fact unmediated by normative, ethical and other ways of interpreting the world. In fact accusing one's opponent's of being 'ideological' is classic Toryism - I wonder if our friend, whether he admits it or not, is rather conservative in his instincts.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986710256832859804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164382080644564062006-11-24T15:28:00.000+00:002006-11-24T15:28:00.000+00:00I'm starting to share Jim's irritation at anonymou...I'm starting to share Jim's irritation at anonymous contributions. I've been on three green blogs today, and they *all* have anonymous posters slagging off Derek, Green Left or both.<BR/><BR/>Please be honest about who you are!<BR/><BR/>MattMatt Sellwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065263755893515703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164380128125202682006-11-24T14:55:00.000+00:002006-11-24T14:55:00.000+00:00I wonder if the vote would have gone the same way ...I wonder if the vote would have gone the same way if Green voters had been involved in some kind of US style primary - some how I doubt it. How you guys can ditch a proven vote winner like Taylor for a ideological candidate like Derek Wall, who did nothing very spectacular in Windsor, I really don't know. Ideological self-indulgence, I guess. I think you will pay for it politically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164379880219263132006-11-24T14:51:00.000+00:002006-11-24T14:51:00.000+00:00Can I second that principAL please!!!! :-)We have ...Can I second that principAL please!!!! :-)We have lots of trouble trying to get the MSM to get it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164374345683868182006-11-24T13:19:00.000+00:002006-11-24T13:19:00.000+00:00Principal speaker, surely? Unless they have an unp...Princip<B>a</B>l speaker, surely? Unless they have an <B>un</B>principled speaker as well (I can think of a couple of Hackney candidates...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30598467.post-1164367055441016672006-11-24T11:17:00.000+00:002006-11-24T11:17:00.000+00:00That's not a huge number of votes... or at least, ...That's not a huge number of votes... or at least, less than I expected.Phugebrinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851424524869250015noreply@blogger.com