Green Politics Does it Have a Future in Britain

Does the Green Party Have a Future in Britain? Although it has been documented that there is a large environmental movement and high levels of popular concern about the environment in Britain, it is a fact that the British Green Party is recognised as being one of the weakest in Europe. It is the contention of this essay that the hostile electoral system favoured in Westminster Parliamentary elections has stifled the growth of the British …

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