What Do You Want Your MP To Fight For?

Channel 4 Political Slot - 25th February 2010 ... Caroline Lucas on the streets of Brighton Pavilion, asking voters what they want their MP to fight for in the next Parliament.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Brighton Pavilion
• Brighton
• Green Party
• Caroline Lucas
• Labour
• Nancy Platts
• Conservative
• Charlotte Vere
• pensions
• elderly
• unemployment
• jobs
• fair
• fairness

[nbarrett100]

If Caroline Lucas wins what happens to her EU seat? Can she be both a MEP and MP at the same time?

[greenpartyew]

She will resign her MEP seat. The next person on the Green Party's election list for the South East in 2009 was Keith Taylor, so Keith will become the MEP. Then, there will be a by-election in Brighton and Hove, as Keith is a Brighton councillor. (Scott - GP Press Office)

[RedStarRiley]

The countries with the largest (as percentage) of public sectors generally have the best standard of living as stated by the human development index (HDI). All the Skandinavian countries have better standards of living than the UK & the US.

SOCIALISM DOES WORK!

[wildpig123]

The Green Party is actually saying what all economic advisers are saying to the Big Three parties - you can't cut your way out of a recession. The only way to pay off the debt and get the money flowing again is to provide stimulus. Carefully targetted on creating UK jobs for UK industries. Notice how all the Big Three have been backing away from slash and burn promises.

[TheLagunaSunrise]

@RedStarRiley And because of mass third-world immigration, those Scandanavian countries are going down hill.

[storyofaboy]

@RedStarRiley I do agree with you, however you have to remember that the HDI doesn't necessarily cover all factors of a country's standard of living. Compared to the UK and the USA, Skandinavian countries' population is very small in comparison to the geographical size of each country - with Sweden having the highest population of just over 9 million and the other three not even peeking 6 million - which has a lot of implications in terms of quality of life within a country.

[neonmadwoman]

The Green Party are the only ones who know that our economic system is currently fundamentally, deeply, structurally flawed. It needs root and branch reform so it works for all of us, not for the rich alone. Forward to the zero growth/steady state economy.

[smogbad]

Fighting for fair is fine..what about fighting for clean air again..its gone bad and will get worse...for very many reasons..especially in London..pregnancies,children and pensioners will suffer badly.You can do it..yes you can!

[ismcb4sc]

1:55 i like heat and i like eat (food) but which is better there's only one way to find out VOTE!

[RockYeahh]

It's a shame that majority who ever seem intrested to state there opinion have such low ideals, aspirations and hopes. It only proves the post-modern minds we are set in.