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Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:04 am
by Watcher
My attention has been brought to the Green party on-line manifesto. As you might expect they think we should not be allowed semi-auto firearms (?) etc. etc. The following proposal particularly caught my eye!
b.The cost of medical and psychological tests must be borne by the applicant, together with a new annual fee which is sufficient to repay the economic damage - to police, court and NHS - inflicted on it by the abuse of guns generally.
..and there was me thinking I'd go Green this time
Re: Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:06 am
by John MH
They are mostly nutters.
Re: Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:24 am
by Watcher
John MH wrote:They are mostly nutters.
Don't know what makes you think that...
Re: Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:43 am
by Sixshot6
Watcher wrote:John MH wrote:They are mostly nutters.
Don't know what makes you think that...
They had this last time. How about they bare the cost of their vandalism and getting arrested for being nuisances ala Caroline Lucas when she got thrown in the clink at that anti-fracking demo?
Re: Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:03 am
by Airbrush
How any shooter can even comprehend voting Green is beyond me, come to think of it that goes for anyone with an IQ above a slug.
Re: Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:06 am
by Fedaykin
The Green manifesto is comedy gold!
Re: Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:25 am
by Sixshot6
Fedaykin wrote:The Green manifesto is comedy gold!
Maybe we can put them on a tour, do Butlins, maybe even the Albert Hall. If they get more than Clarkson, Hammond and May live I'll eat a full section of tofu.
And in keeping with their principles we'll not pay, we'll donate to the nearest dogs home. Or cats home for the batty unmarried single cat ladies that seem to form a small but sizable section of their base.
Re: Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:07 am
by Mitch308
Typical political bo...cks, politicians spouting off about subjects they know nothing about, because they think it's going to impress the electorate and tarring all us law abiding shooters with the same brush as the criminals in the process.
Re: Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:48 am
by Fedaykin
There are quite a few gems in their defence policy, this one stuck out:
Person power
PD309 We would reform the Territorial Army to become a body of both civilian and military volunteers, willing to contribute their services in times of domestic and international crisis. As such doctors, nurses, civil engineers, heavy plant drivers and administrators (for example) would be encouraged to make themselves available for reserve work. International volunteer work would be co-ordinated in Europe by the OSCE and further afield by the relevant body of the UN. The military component of the TA would become a larger proportion of the army's overall numbers. This is in line with the aim of having a non-aggressive stance while retaining the ability to scale up the army's strength if necessary. It would also root the army's values more effectively within the values of the wider society it is tasked to protect.
PD310 Non-conscripted soldiers (and military sailors and air-crew) will still be required for permanent defence duties and participation in international peace-enforcement. The minimum age of recruitment to the Armed Forces will be 18 or older. All members of the Armed Forces will be entitled to the same rights as any civilian employee, including the rights to refuse orders on grounds of conscience and trade union membership. The responsibility and complexity of the military role envisaged by us will require a higher level of training than offered at present.
PD311 Expertise in the UK military in disaster support will continue to be offered for UN operations and harnessed in the training of civilian volunteers. We will aim to put a standing body of unarmed units, under the aegis of the UN, ready to respond to civil disasters such as floods, earthquakes and hurricanes.
http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pd.html
Re: Thinking of voting Green?
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:55 am
by Sixshot6
Fedaykin wrote:There are quite a few gems in their defence policy, this one stuck out:
Person power
PD309 We would reform the Territorial Army to become a body of both civilian and military volunteers, willing to contribute their services in times of domestic and international crisis. As such doctors, nurses, civil engineers, heavy plant drivers and administrators (for example) would be encouraged to make themselves available for reserve work. International volunteer work would be co-ordinated in Europe by the OSCE and further afield by the relevant body of the UN. The military component of the TA would become a larger proportion of the army's overall numbers. This is in line with the aim of having a non-aggressive stance while retaining the ability to scale up the army's strength if necessary. It would also root the army's values more effectively within the values of the wider society it is tasked to protect.
PD310 Non-conscripted soldiers (and military sailors and air-crew) will still be required for permanent defence duties and participation in international peace-enforcement. The minimum age of recruitment to the Armed Forces will be 18 or older. All members of the Armed Forces will be entitled to the same rights as any civilian employee, including the rights to refuse orders on grounds of conscience and trade union membership. The responsibility and complexity of the military role envisaged by us will require a higher level of training than offered at present.
PD311 Expertise in the UK military in disaster support will continue to be offered for UN operations and harnessed in the training of civilian volunteers. We will aim to put a standing body of unarmed units, under the aegis of the UN, ready to respond to civil disasters such as floods, earthquakes and hurricanes.
http://policy.greenparty.org.uk/pd.html
And what happens to the Unarmed units when they come across armed people who don't play by the rules. I have images of those religious idiots from Rambo 4.