MYTH BUSTING 💚

See the facts, not the fiction; read our real policies below.

[1] “Greens want to abolish air travel”. This is false. We’re not proposing to abolish air travel. We advocate for a frequent-flyer levy, a ban on domestic flights for journeys that could be completed by train in less than three hours, and a halt to airport expansion

[2] “Greens want to end meat and dairy”. Wrong. We support improved animal welfare in the meat and dairy industry, but we’re not calling for any kind of ban. Our position emphasises sustainable practices and British-sourced farming above all.

[3] “Greens want to force home degrowth”. Wrong again. Our housing policy is to invest £29 billion over five years; insulating existing homes to slash the cost of living, building new social and affordable housing, and improving energy efficiency.

[4] “Greens want to abolish capitalism”. Another media smear, headline lie. We advocate for greater regulation, public ownership of key utilities (like rail, water, and energy), and to tax extreme wealth. We are not calling for the abolition of capitalism or the free market. Who makes up this garbage?

[5] “Greens want to disband NATO”. Nope. We support NATO reform, a “no first use” nuclear weapons policy, and reducing spending while supporting international laws that protect us, but we have not called for NATO to be disbanded.

[6] “Greens will abolish the police”. More lies. We propose restoring youth services, community-based policing, rehabilitation programmes and ending violence against women and girls; we’re not calling for the police to be abolished.

[7] “They will open the borders without controls”. Our policy calls for a fair and humane system of managed immigration, whilst supporting the ending of hellish detention centres for most migrants.

[8] “They will redefine family and gender”. Wrong. We support self-identification and oppose discrimination against trans and non-binary people, that’s all.

[9] “Greens will force Universal Basic Income”. False again. We support TRIALING Universal Basic Income, but as part of a broader reform of welfare to ensure economic security.

[10] “They will ban nuclear energy”. Not really, no. We oppose new nuclear for safety reasons, high costs and waste issues, instead prioritising renewables such as wind, solar, and tidal, which are cheaper, quicker to implement and more efficient in the long term.

[11] “Greens want to legalise crack cocaine”. One last time… WRONG. We want to decriminalise, not legalise drugs. This means supporting those victims of drug addiction, rather than penalising them; it’s even been proven to work in a number of European countries. Drug supply will still be illegal.

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