A Green Party branch for Arran?

Public meeting on Friday 11th July, Whiting Bay Lesser Hall 8.00 pm

Many people feel there has been little difference between the leading political parties since the Blair years. UKIP has provided a means of expressing dissent, but its policies are widely seen as distasteful. People with (loosely speaking) Green ideas abound on Arran, actively engaged in such projects as communally-owned land and the excellent Eco-Savvy shop, so a move is starting to bring this together and give it a political form. The national press pointedly ignores the Green movement, perhaps because it is robustly of the Left, but despite that, Green Party national membership grew by 23% in the first five months of this year.

There is already a Green Party branch in Ayrshire, and the proposed Arran branch will be part of that. However, no dreary officialdom is threatened. The public meeting in Whiting Bay Lesser Hall on Friday 11th July, 8.00 pm, is to exchange ideas, opinions and suggestions. Joshua McCormick from the Ayrshire Greens, a member of the Scottish Youth Parliament, will be there to chip in clear explanation of where the Greens stand and what they can offer. Everyone is welcome. There is no commitment, just an open exchanging of ideas.