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'Look before you leap:' 'Don't act without first considering the possible consequences or dangers.'
The Green Party:
the dummy,
the pacifier.
The party that attracts dummies?
The Green Party
The Pariah
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Pictures of assorted Green Party People and things important to Green Party People, things important for the understanding of these people, reasons to oppose them, reasons not to vote for the Green Party, reasons not to donate to the Green Party.
The Decline of
British Comedy
The Green Party
Next, two photographs of a Green Grandee, the Green Party's Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, followed by a photograph of a Green Party member who hoped to become a Green Party Councillor, Andy Davies and a Green Party Supporter, identity unknown. Andy Davies was the candidate for the Walkley ward, Sheffield, and was actually elected as a councillor. His election leaflets were ridiculous and distorted and concealed so much. If he had been more open with the electorate, would he have been elected? Possibly or probably, yes. The section of the electorate which voted for him is politically ignorant. I took the photographs of Andy Davies and the unknown man.
Above, two views of Natalie Bennett, former leader of the national Green Party. Natalie Bennett lives in Sheffield. The second image is 'The Official Portrait' of Natalie Bennett in her role as
The Right Honourable The Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle.
I know enough about the history of 'Manor Castle' to know that the Bareness's choice of 'Manor Castle' was arbitrary, bizarre, grotesque. The Baroness's views are nothing special, predictable, Standard Stuff - and bizarre, grotesque. The fact that she has reached the heights (or the abysmal depths) of the House of Lords proves absolutely nothing. She supported (of course) and almost certainly still supports 'the boycott of Israeli artists, musicians and academics.'
Natalie Bennett! Gordon Bennett! Boredom Bennett.
'Gordon Bennett' is an English-language idiomatic phrase used to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration or exasperation.' [Wikipedia]. I do feel 'contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration and exasperation' for supporters of The Green Party, including the Baroness, but not surprise. I've learned to expect nothing good from these people, to expect the most ludicrous garbage. These feelings are accompanied by boredom. These people are tedious types - types rather than people with any distinctiveness.
Perhaps in the distant future the (temporary) Leader of The Green Party Zack Polanski (real name: David or Dave Paulden) will be installed in the House of Lords as 'Baron Zack Polanski' of something or other. By that time, it's not likely that his views will have advanced far beyond the crude, ludicrous views he has now.
Photograph above shows a Green Party supporter, name unknown to me. He was with Andy Davis and other Green Party people at a stall but left quite soon. There's a photograph of Andy Davies which I took at the same event on the page Publicizing Green Party candidates. When I was taking photographs, the unknown man was unaware that the law allowed me to take photographs in this public place. I was able to correct this very common misapprehension. He preferred not to stay and left soon after. More on photographing Green Party People on the page Publicizing Green Party candidates.
The photographs of Councillor Dimond in action outside Sheffield Town Hall were not taken by me. I contacted the party to request permission to use the photographs, with blocks obscuring the faces and there was no objection. They show a side of the Green Party which seems not to embarrass the party in the least, not to be a source of shame or regret. In his public persona, this Sheffield Councillor seems to me more like a Nazi Stormtrooper or Nazi agitator rather than a representative in a liberal democracy. To me, this is someone who likes telling people what to think but I doubt if he can explain the reasons for his views or defend his views. Perhaps he is, after all, a very timid person. The appearance of complete confidence is very misleading, surely. Can he defend his views? Can he defend his own behaviour?
I use the photographs in various other places, on the Home Page of the site and the page 'Shambolic Sheffield.' The description which appears on the Home Page: Outside Sheffield Town Hall, the ludicrous Councillor Dimond of the ludicrous Green Party makes the ludicrous claim that Keir Starmer is guilty of genocide. He asks the crowd to chant, 'Starmer, Starmer you can't hide, we charge you with genocide and the crowd obliges.
So much for the tainted party that tolerates - encourages - this poisonous person, and so many others. These are pictures of the current Green Party MP's / functionaries: The size of the photographs has no linkage with the abilities of the functionary.
Below, public hanging in Shiraz, Iran, 2018. Iran executes on a massive scale. By contrast, Israel has executed only one person in its modern history, Adolf Eichmann, who of course played a major part in a real genocide, the Nazi genocide of the Second World War.
Above, spraying Japanese knotweed with glyphosate at an allotment - not one of my allotments. Japanese knotweed was growing at an allotment very near to mine. It was sprayed with glycophase by Sheffield City Council, the knotweed was eradicated and hasn't regrown.
I've practically never used glyphosate in my own growing. I've worked hard to attain largely weed-free growing areas by other means, not involving chemical treatment.
Probably, as a rough and ready generalization, ecology is the branch of science which members of the Green Party know most about, if they haven't studied science beyond the age of 16 or so. This has obvious relevance when considering the advantages and disadvantages of using glyphosate. They may be strongly opposed to considering any advantages of glyphosate. They may consider glyphosate harmful in every respect.
A much fuller knowledge is needed to come to an informed decision - not specialist knowledge of branches of chemistry and biochemistry and physiology, but much more than a slight knowledge.
Full, very technical and not so technical accounts of the necessary scientific background are available, with detailed and not so detailed explanations of the mode of action of glyphosate and its effects on vegetation and the human body and on other organisms.
Also necessary is an appreciation of a decision procedure which can be applied in this case, as in so many other cases. I refer to the importance of 'outweighing.' Very often, there are mildly harmful effects or effects that are harmful or exceptionally harmful. If the effects are exceptionally harmful, then this may be a reason for outright rejection.
Some medical treatments have very severe side-effects but are used because the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Many medicines have mild side effects or hardly any side effects but in a minority of patients the side effects may be very serious. The medicines are still used because the alternatives would be even worse, much worse.
An immense amount of work has been carried out on the actual or potential harmful effects of glyphosate and the consensus, with only a tiny number of informed dissenters, is that the hazards of glyphosate are of a low order. In the scale of possible hazards to life, glyphosate, when used carefully, is very safe.
Green Party people - in my experience - ignore so many dangers which are overwhelmingly important. Caring for nature, caring for plants and animals and communities is important, but to ignore the threats to these peaceful activities is grossly mistaken. When Nazi Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, the Baltic states, Russia, then caring for nature and the rest had to become a lesser concern, opposing invasion or taking other action, unnecessary in time of peace, had become far more important, or should have been far more important.
The fact that Iran has missiles able to reach this country is a very serious matter. At very long range, missiles are far more difficult to aim but Iran will eventually have missiles sufficiently accurate and with sufficient range to pose an enormous threat to this country and a significant number of others. Green Party people in my experience are somehow unable to appreciate the force of this predicament and many other predicaments. They seem to me to be naive, to be lacking. They put their trust in words like 'Peace.' Using the word 'Peace' offers no protection at all. Putting words together to form simpletons' phrases offers no protection at all.
Focusing attention on minor hazards or far-from-minor hazards whilst ignoring very severe hazards is the lazy way. Proper protection generally involves hard, sustained work, great skill, sacrifice and devotion.
Below, photographs of Gay Pride in Tel Aviv
Gay Pride in Tel Aviv is a massive event and similar events take place in many other places in Israel. Sexual freedoms are far in advance of all other states in the Middle East. Non-heterosexual people are free to live their lives without persecution or suppression. These particular freedoms and events are one aspect only of a state with far-reaching strengths, which include effective action against a statewhich threatens the security of other states in the Middle East and states much further away, including this country. In the future, Iranian missiles will be a threat to be reckoned with, unless Iran is prevented. Israeli power will be a massive advantage in deterring Iranian aggression. Pride parades will do nothing to prevent Iranian aggression but for pride parades to continue, for the freedoms of Israeli society to continue, deterring Iranian aggression and deterring terrorist action will be essential.
Israel has executed only one person since its founding, the Nazi Adolf Eichmann, who of course played a leading part in the Holocaust. The page on Israel includes detailed discussion of the Holocaust, genocide, the killing of non-combatants in war and apartheid. I show that claims that Israel
is a genocidal apartheid state are shockingly wide of the mark.
It's Israel, not Iran, which receives the full force of the Green Party's fury and the fury of so many other organizations.
Iran is one of the most repressive countries in the world for LGBTQ+ people, who are subjected to discrimination, violence again and again, and sometimes killed. Gay men are deemed to have a mental illness. The Iranian penal code explicitly provides for the death penalty and flogging for sex between consenting adults of the same sex. It's estimated that more than 4,000 people have been executed for homosexual acts since the Islamic Revolution. A very wide range of acts are subject to the death penalty, including adultery, prostitution, political dissidence, blasphemy, 'spreading corruption on Earth.' Iran executes on a horrific scale. In one week in 2024, 40 people were executed. Iran is regularly responsible for the majority of the executions taking place worldwide - over 60% of all executions worldwide in 2024. Iranian politician Aziz Akbarian: 'If two people are thoroughly flogged and two people are
executed ... it will be a lesson for everyone else.'
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The Pro-Palestinian Camp at Sheffield University
In this column, below
Scrutinizing the Green Party: a short introduction
Introduction
Critical material relevant to specific named Councillors - as well as named election candidates and Green Party members - is relevant to other Green Party functionaries and members in Sheffield - and beyond. This is a page in preparation.
Scrutinizing councillors Peter Gilbert and Tessa Lupton, Ecclesall Green Party: the case of Alison Teal, an unbalanced newsletter, sowing wildflower seeds
Below, the basic page layout and content for the first page of a very short publication, the Autumn 2025 Ecclesall Green Party Newsletter. A copy of the original is at
https://sheffieldgreenparty.org.uk/2025/09/20/ecclesall-autumn-2025-newsletter/
I don't give a copy here, to avoid any copyright infringement.
Before I comment on the fact that 'Almost a quarter of the surface area is taken up with material on Israeli-Palestinian issues - Sheffield Green Party's attempt to block sales from Sheffield to Israel,' I'll draw attention to one startling inclusion on the Green Party page which publicizes the Ecclesall Green Party Newsletter of 2025. There's a long list of 'People,' mainly Sheffield Green Party councillors and other people but including Zack Polanski. It's astonishing that one of the people in the list, still on the list in 2026, is Alison Teal. Her inclusion amounts to bizarre incompetence, given the circumstances. The fact is that Alison Teal hasn't been a member of the Green Party for a long time. The reasons - very revealing - are provided on the page, 'Greens in Exile:'
https://greensinexile.org.uk/exile-alison-teal
Alison Teal writes:
On 10th October [2022] five Green councillors: Martin Phipps, Brian Holmshaw, Alexi Diamond, Angela Argenzio and Ruth Mersereau tweeted: “I am a member of Sheffield Green Party and I support trans rights. I will not campaign for any candidate who discriminates against trans people”. This was perceived as an allegation that I discriminate against trans people, which I do not, however, my former colleagues made this deeply distressing claim and it was widely understood to be about me.
“I received a formal complaint from the Green Party on 20th October from Cllr Martin Phipps alleging that I had made transphobic tweets. On 25th October I was told by the party that GPRC had imposed a No-Fault Suspension on me but eight months passed before I was given a reason why. The reasons were just as spurious as the complaint. “
The facts are that none of my tweets are transphobic and I have never discriminated against a transgender person. I have been expressing concern about the impact of gender identity ideology since 2017, starting with a critique of Self-ID and the potential unintended consequences this practice could have (illustrated by the incident of double rapist, self-identifying woman Isla Bryson being sent to a women’s prison in Scotland).
Multiple failures in the disciplinary and governance process, mostly the result of the flagrant practices of GPRC, led to the continuation of my NFS through to the time that the next GE was called on 22nd May 2024. Because of my NFS status, I could not be removed, according to the constitution, by any means other than a deselection process. This did not take place. However, GPRC saw fit to tell the Sheffield Green Party to go ahead and select a new candidate for Sheffield Central.
I learned about the process of selecting a new candidate from a member emailing me to ask if I minded them standing! No one had the courtesy to formally tell me this decision had been made. I was devastated. I picketed the meeting with friends and supporters but the hustings went ahead and Angela Argenzio, one of the councillors who smeared my reputation, was selected by fewer than 50 votes.
After working very hard for the party over the past ten years it was extremely difficult to come to terms with how disrespectfully I was being treated. I made the painful decision to resign for the sake of my dignity and with the encouragement of many people I submitted my nomination papers to stand as an Independent candidate on 7th June 2024.
Miscarriages of justice have continued in my name with 15 members of the Green Party being accused of campaigning for me who have now been expelled unconstitutionally by GPRC.
The body intended to protect the reputation of the Green Party, GPRC, continues to be responsible for bringing the party into disrepute by its own malicious actions.
I have suffered vexatious complaints from six named complainants and some anonymous, since 2021. The disciplinary system has created an opportunity for members with strong opinions on gender identity ideology to harass and bully members who understand the vital importance of women’s sex-based rights and also child safeguarding and the way that proposed Self-ID can negatively impact women and children.
It's overwhelmingly likely that Councillor Gilbert takes the side of the Sheffield Green Party councillors who rejected Alison Teal (who, as a matter of fact, shares many of the delusions of the Green Party, including a view of Israeli-Palestinian issues which is based on simple prejudice, the regurgitation of slogans and single words, a lazy unwillingness to get to grips with the available evidence, a view which isn't in the least evidence-based.)
If Councillor Gilbert shares the view of Trans issues which other Sheffield Green Party councillors have, could he explain what is his attitude to the Ecclesall electorate. The majority are unlikely to share their attitude to Trans issues. They may reject their view or they may view Trans issues with complete indifference. Does Peter Gilbert condemn these people? Is Councillor Gilbert a dogmatist? Does he hope to convert others to his beliefs? Can he defend his own beliefs? Has he taken the trouble to obtain the detailed evidence needed for that?
To return to the Sheffield Green Party page which gives the Ecclesall Newsletter material and the name Alison Teal, clicking on the name 'Alison Teal' takes us to another page
https://sheffieldgreenparty.org.uk/category/
which tells us that 'Greens select Alison Teal for Sheffield Central,' 10th September 2019: 'Alison Teal, councillor for Nether Edge and Sharrow ward, has been selected by Sheffield Green Party to stand for Sheffield Central constituency in the next election.' That's it - information which is misleading and has been misleading for a long time.
To return to comments on the Ecclesall Green Party newsletter:
Almost a quarter of the surface area is taken up with material on Israeli-Palestinian issues - Sheffield Green Party's attempt to block sales from Sheffield to Israel. Why does Peter Gilbert, why does Sheffield Green Party, single out Israel again and again and again? Councillors often have jobs, family responsible, and, of course, interests other than Green Party work and condemnation of Israel. The people of the wards they represent have many, many needs. They may contact their Councillors for help or advice concerning a very wide range of issues. Some of these cases may be complex, requiring a great deal of time to give effective help.
To be preoccupied with one issue is generally to neglect many others. Is involvement in the issue of Israeli-Palestinian issues an absolute necessity, one which can justify neglecting other issues? Why are Sheffield Green Party Councillors generally silent about Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the plight of Ukraine? Why are they generally silent about the barbaric regime in Iran and its active support for terrorism. If Iran goes unopposed, then there are consequences for this country. In the future, Iran will have the capacity to launch rockets against this country. Israel is playing a major role in checking the reckless ambitions of Iran. Without armaments, this would be impossible. Are Green Party councillors concerned about Iranian armaments or Iranian nuclear ambitions or Iran's threats to shipping in the Middle East? It seems that they are not.
All the time spent by Green Party activists on the issue of Israeli-Palestinian issues has been wasted. Space devoted to one aspect of one issue was a waste of space. It hasn't a very low probability of altering the course of events in the Middle East but not the least chance of making any difference.
Green Party activists tend to show abysmally low levels of activity when it comes to finding out more about the issues. They glibly repeat ad nauseam one-word arguments - which are no arguments at all. Chanting, shouting, thinking in terms of 'Israeli genocide' are no substitute for a considered and thorough exploration of the issues. In the column to the left, beneath the Long Logo, I've provided an extract from my page on Israel, putting the case for Israel - a case I consider conclusive. If any Green Party theorists think differently, I don't think they will be bothered to give a counter-argument.
The newsletter publicizes the sowing of wild flower seeds. As I point out on the Home Page of the site, material on the site is often dispersed. There's criticism of Sheffield Green Party on the Home Page and on various other pages, including this one. The Home Page includes very brief comment on Ecclesall Green Party's seed-sowing. Sowing wildflower seeds turn out to be not a straightforward matter. The Ecclesall seed-sowers used containers and a confined space. Growing wildflowers in containers is problematic and so is sowing wildflowers in confined spaces. Sowing wildflower seeds is easy and an easy way of claiming virtue: 'Aren't we wonderful?' Church of England parishes sow wildflower seeds very often, to establish their environmental credentials, or so they hope.
The Green Party and the Church of England are oblivious to the fact that this activity too is subject to realities. I encourage wildflowers in the land that I rent. There are images of the wildflowers that I've encourage on the Home Page of the site, with comments, at www.linkagenet.com/#councillor-gilbert The comments include these, on my own practice and on large-scale farming:
The more space I devote to wildflowers, the less space I can devote to growing food plants, vegetables and fruit. The more space that farmers devote to wildflowers, the less space they can devote to growing food plants, including wheat, barley, vegetables and fruit. If very large areas of Britain suitable for growing crops are used instead for growing wildflowers and for rewilding, then the food needed for this overpopulated island will have
to be imported - many more food miles.
If, hypothetically - but it will never happen - the Green Party gained an absolute majority of seats and was in a position to enforce its policies, then the consequences for food production and food security would be immense - problems without a solution. Allowing anyone who wanted to move to Great Britain to move to Great Britain without hindrance would need much, much greater supplies of food. At the same time, Green Party policies would give wildflowers and rewilding a much higher priority than production of food. Imports of food would need to be on a vastly greater scale. At the same time, the Green Party's complete neglect of security issues would have consequences - shipping lanes could be blocked, freedom to transport goods, such as imported fruit and vegetables, would be threatened by terrorist action and hostile states. Green Party policies amount to a complete mess, with contradictions which are obvious to so many people, but not the Green Party.
Background information about the Ecclesall ward of Sheffield, provided without any comment. From the Wikipedia page:
'Ecclesall is one of the least socially deprived wards in the entire country ...The demographic consists largely of white, middle-class families.'
