Green candidate in Makerfield by-election wants farming to be 'decolonised' with 'inclusive spaces'
Zack Polanski’s party unveiled 38-year-old Sarah Wakefield as its candidate for the key by-election on Tuesday.
Ms Wakefield, a mother of two, serves as executive director of environmental charity Eating Better...
Last year, the charity shared a report by American activist Caroline J Sumlin discussing “white supremacy culture” within farming and outlining ways to challenge “colonial power and legacies” in the food industry.
The report cited “defensiveness”, “perfectionism” and “a sense of urgency” as examples of so-called white supremacy culture.
A chap is bound to wonder if Ms Wakefield intends to campaign with a sense of urgency, or will she just wander round Makerfield chatting to anyone she meets?
That would be after the election of course. Campaigning before the election would surely display a distressingly inappropriate sense of urgency.
Come to think of it, she should also avoid defending Green policies or the leadership of Zack Polanski - that would violate the rule against defensiveness.
The Greens may be okay with avoiding perfectionism as there isn't much they get right. They could be in some danger of being perfectly wrong though.
Strewth - I feel an urgent need for coffee and dark chocolate.
They are all mad.
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Yes. Much better if farmers got around to food growing 'manana' and to hell with bothering to do it well.
Sheesh, these people need a good thrashing!
She should be asked whether she sees “offensiveness”, “incompetence” and “a sense of sloth" as examples of black supremacy culture. D'ye know, if I were black I might be a bit offended at her implication.
Mike - farmers must despair at times, if some of them visit a Green rally with muck spreaders it will be fully deserved.
dearieme - she doesn't appear to see the implication at all, completely oblivious. So boneheaded it's weird.
Does Sarah Wakefield want to see non-white people working in the fields once more? What could possibly go wrong?
I wonder if the performance of white farmers compared to black farmers in colonial Rhodesia and South Africa would have any bearing on the consideration?
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