Hey fellow political nerds in the UK, do you think the Greens could steal a march on Reform by announcing a policy that would allow national Parliaments in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to run independence referenda without needing permission from Westminster?
This would be totally in keeping with core Greens principles of participatory democracy and appropriate-level decision-making. It would boost their support among independence supporters, without needing to declare for or against.
"You'll get even friends of Alistair on the left saying, the [US] Democratic Party could have won if it hadn't leaned so hard into [identity] issues. And actually what they need to do is move away from those issues, become more relevant to everyday voters ..."
#RoryStewart, 2025
If there really are people on the left saying this - that specific angle - I'd love examples. Because to me that sounds more a never-Trump centre-right critique of the progressive left.
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