Introduction

Who am I?

I'm a 16 year old in the south-east of England, with some rather unconventional views on politics. I'm a member of the Green Party of England and Wales, and have been since January 2015, joining as yet another individual unhappy with the political situation at the time and seeing the so-called Green Surge as a perfect opportunity to help change that. I was born in the Republic of Ireland and lived the first five years of my life in Germany, and with family across Europe I have a strong affinity with more than just one nation. Despite this, my family is now very much in the lower classes of UK society, and it is because of this financial situation and experiencing firsthand the injustices of modern life that I developed strong political views.

What are my politics?

Despite being in the Green Party I am very much a communist - I believe that we should be working towards a stateless society that focuses on common ownership of resources and that benefits all. I've been a communist since the age of 11, having read the Communist Manifesto and studying various political figures and political ideologies in my free time. At first a Marxist-Leninist, I am now a very libertarian communist with Luxemburgist and Anarchist tendencies. However I do not believe we should rely on revolutionary tactics to install some sort of communist utopia, it simply won't work, especially not in a society where individualism has a stranglehold. In the modern era I firmly believe that parliamentary democracy in countries like the UK are the route to establish socialism and ensure that everyone can be helped. So why am I not in a communist party? I'll explain fully in an article at some point, however I do not believe a communist party will achieve electoral success, and there are none that fit my views sufficiently regardless. To be clear I do not see the Greens as a tool to further my personal hopes and political fantasies. The Greens aren't communist, they aren't even officially socialist. But I care passionately about the environment, about economic and social justice, and about making a difference. In the UK the Green Party truly encapsulates these values, and it is for that reason I am a committed member and will remain so for the foreseeable future.