Moving on …

Well, I didn’t get elected as Chair, rather the very talented Mr James Humphreys did, which I am right now very pleased about. While losing an election is always a disappointment, I am certain that James is the right man for the job, with real top level political experience and a very tight organisational approach. And I’ll get a break.

Being on the executive is a double edged sword. Running a political party is a tremendous opportunity and responsibility, as your success or failure impacts both on all members of the party and the future of the politics of the nation. I know to some that might sound over the top, but the fact is that the Greens will before long be challenging the Lib Dems to be the third party in Britain.

I think we got a bit of taste of that this weekend. Caroline Lucas is a passionate and convincing communicator, and Adrian Ramsay is a politician with real commitment and understanding whose direct and down to earth street politics is already beginning to worry Charles Clarke. Both demonstrated that they are politicians of rank, more than worth electing to Westminster.

The other side of being on the Executive is that it can be thankless task. People are very ready to criticise and some people have a talent for assuming the worst motives of people.

I’ve no doubt that the next two years are going to be extremely challenging for the Greens, just as they will be for any small party, with two nation-wide elections to fight.

But we have a very talented Executive, and leaders, and I for one will be doing everything I can to help them succeed. I urge everyone else to do the same. The future of Britain, and the world, will be better or worse for how well we do.

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