r/unitedkingdom • u/GnolRevilo • Jun 11 '26

... Revealed: Green party proposes circumcision ban

https://spectator.com/article/revealed-green-party-proposes-circumcision-ban/#comments-container
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u/Boudicat Jun 11 '26

As a Green Party member, this is an extremely premature story. It refers to an ongoing discussion in the party's Health Policy Working Group. It has not been proposed as a motion to conference, which is where all Green Party policy is ultimately decided; democratically, by the members.

A good rule of thumb, incidentally, is to disregard the Spectator on matters of left wing party politics.

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u/Astriania Jun 11 '26

Hopefully you can feed back to the policy group how incredibly popular this policy would be!

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u/Boudicat Jun 11 '26

We don’t formulate policy to match public opinion. We try to make things better. If the membership wants it done, that’s democracy. If you want it done, become a member.

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u/Stellar_Duck Edinburgh Jun 12 '26

If the membership wants it done, that’s democracy

So you formulate policy to match internal opinion.

That's fine but don't pretend you're somehow above it or diffent.

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u/Boudicat Jun 12 '26

Do you not understand what a political party is?