The greens have come out strongly against proposals to make it easier for people to build homes in the countryside.
This is one of the first issues that set's them apart from other parties but because of this stance they will loose any support they had outside city's.
Greens have come out string in defence of special areas of conservation, on not placing a massive burden on local authorities and not damaging our vital tourism industry.
This is a policy that we win us support from tourism sectors, environmentalists and a broad section of the electorate that wants to preserve our heritage. The Green Party does not respond to claims of 'you hate the countryside' or 'you and ye're anti-rural policies'.
Good on 'em. A bit of publicity wouldnt do them any harm
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poor auld greens - not one economic policy or conviction behind them. I must admit though that the Green Cllr in Clare isnt a bad candidate to have but elsewhere around the country I'd say there may be trouble ahead
Huh? Even our detractors admit that we have radical detailed policies. It's funny how you simply fall for the same old FF crap. Someday you'll evolve to have an independent opinion.Originally Posted by Hana
Go to greenparty.ie BTW, can the site politburo run a competition? We can all raise money to go into a fund. Whoever can find out a FF policy gets the whole lot!
The Greens up until this point were in a honeymoon period. Everyone agrees with recycling, most people would be anti incineration.
But with rural depopulation(schools closing etc) they have no solutions The greens would perfer if people were placed into cities where they would not need a car, close to school etc. This is fine if we were dealing with robots not people.
We are the lowest densly populated country in europe and I shudder to think what kind of society we would have if people were only allowed to visit the countryside and not live there. The enviorment would be great bu t people wouldn't be. They should have the opposite policy relocate anyone who wants to move from city to country. Come up with solutions to enviormental problems that come with that, just like they have to come up with solutions that come with big cities.
I feel that this issue will haunt them for elections to come. Especially in rural area's maybe less so in the city's.
We're not at all against people moving to the countryside. However, in special areas of conservation and with no guidelines on the design of the house, coupled with local authorities having to provide services to every one off house is just stupid. It's typical of FF to just ask what will make them most popular and go ahead and do it.
We believe fully in supporting rural communites. We want people to move out to the countryside and build in non-SAC areas with well designed houses clustered together to reduce the cost to councils. What's wrong with this?
Finally, if FF we so certain of being re-elected, they surely wouldn't mind risk the odd seat to FG in order to persue what is right.
Ciaran Cuffe said that there was too much houses in the country side as is. If we ad more we are only going to add more cars to the road as people commute more. I believe some of the pharases he used were 'travel 30 miles everyday to get a litre of milk' , You cannont walk down a country road without having to jump into the fields from the amount of 4x4's.' Not once did I hear him mention that he feared houses would be built in senic areas. His whole problem was with more houses in the countryside. Granted this may not be the Green position but he was there spokes person on the issue.
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well designed houses clustered together to reduce the cost to councils. What's wrong with this? /Quote
Nothing if people choose to do this. Councils exist to serve the people not the other way around. There is a long history of dispersed settelment in this country which is unique to us and is a large part of who we are. To try and change this for economic reason's or any other reason would change the fabric of rural society.
Rural housing is sustainable and there is no reason why people should be restirected from building in the country side.
Have to agree with that - FF are the masters of flip flop
Can someone please edit the title of this thread to reflect grammatical reality?
I got an awful shock when I first spotted it (though it was flattering to the ego, I admit).
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