The news that the Greens are set to take seats from Labour come the general election, not to mention the local elections, coincides quite fortuitously with Paddington 2 sweeping to victory at the Olivier awards. Because according to the actor, Arti Shah, the man behind the bear, Paddington reminds us to be “Welcoming, Inquisitive and above all, Kind…for Kindness isn’t ever complicated”.
And there, in a nutshell, you have the philosophy of the Greens, applicable to any subject from Gaza to immigration to horseracing: Be Kind. Except that in politics, kindness is complicated, and what looks like kindness to the party looks to lots of other people like borderline lunacy.
