Greens keep it short and sweet to avoid the don’t-want-to-knows

‘The Greens’ co-leaders are much like the couples on the breakfast TV sofas, although I don’t think they secretly loathe each other.’ Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian

The Green party campaign launch took place this morning in Bristol and lasted precisely 15 minutes. I’m not saying that going to Bristol for 15 minutes was the least green thing I’ve done all year, but it may make the top 10. I’m very sorry. I didn’t even manage to plant a question as offset.

Anyway, the launch featured some of the things you might expect – knitted green rosettes, a lot of jolly good points about sewage – and some you mightn’t. All the many ”vote Green” signs were plastic (maybe they don’t count as single-use) while the lecterns lit up (energy-efficient bulbs, perhaps).