FT: What resulting government would the green party have preferred?
CL: We’d have preferred an election under a fair, inclusive voting system that would have delivered a reasonable representation of what the electorate wants, instead of forcing millions of people into tactical voting. Failing that, it’s clear from our own manifesto that ours is a genuinely progressive, redistributive agenda, with sustainability at its heart, and so we would want a government that was more likely to act on that agenda. We can’t be happy with the idea that the Lib Dems have got into bed with the Conservatives, at least without securing a commitment to proper political and electoral reform.
FT: Why do you think you won? – where do you see the 2nd green MP, and the 3rd, and the fourth…?


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