Green democracy and leadership

[jondwhite]

Democratic Audit released their 2016 audit including the reportHow democratic are the UK’s political parties and party system?http://www.democraticaudit.com/?p=19461stating

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In theory Liberal Democrats have the most internally democratic party, with the federal party and party conference enjoying a pre-eminent role in policy formation. Yet in the coalition period the exigencies of the party being in government seemed to easily negate this nominal influence (as has long been argued to be the case in the top two parties). The Conservative Party meanwhile enjoys relatively little influence over party policy with decisions being made largely in Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet, and to a lesser degree by the national party machine. At local level, members have more influence but they rarely challenge sitting MPs. UKIP’s members are not empowered by their party’s constitution, which declares that motions at conference will only be considered as ‘advisory’, rather than binding. The Green Party probably allows its membership the greatest degree of influence over internal policy.

I've invited Democratic Audit to our ADM this October.Also

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The Greens and SNP are the parties for whom membership fees count most as a source of income

Not something we in the SPGB could claim.

[Anonymous]

 The same dog wearing different collars. Soros is a capitalist and he has has raised very serious critiques against capitalism too. The main purpose of the Green Party is to run capitalism in the name of the working class, like all the left wingers http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/education/depth-articles/economics/capitalist-criticises-capitalism

[jondwhite]

Fair enough, but this is a discussion about their internal democracy and how they make policy.

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