Greens choose power over principles

GREEN Party leader John Gormley maintains “the reaction of the people to the Greens in Government has been very positive” and that his party has “displayed leadership and courage” and got themselves a good deal when going into Government.

Those of us who naively hoped the Greens’ presence in Government might signal some change for the better, and that some integrity and commitment to public service might be witnessed, soon found our hopes dashed.

When pressed on their policies now, one gets wishy-washy aspirations like “tackling climate change, energy supply security, improving quality of life and other important goals”, which have little hope of realisation and, at best, will be watered down significantly.