Comments on: The Real Reason the Brits are Out-Greening Us (Hint: It isn’t just the Ale). http://www.thesensiblehorizon.com/2010/01/09/the-real-reason-the-brits-are-out-greening-us-hint-it-isn%e2%80%99t-just-the-ale/ Today's Issues. Tomorrow's Future. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:06:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tiffany and co http://www.thesensiblehorizon.com/2010/01/09/the-real-reason-the-brits-are-out-greening-us-hint-it-isn%e2%80%99t-just-the-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-697 tiffany and co Sun, 02 May 2010 18:46:43 +0000 http://www.songofsibyl.com/?p=871#comment-697 I enjoy reading the report, too. It′s easy to understand that a journey like this is the biggest event in ones life. I enjoy reading the report, too. It′s easy to understand that a journey like this is the biggest event in ones

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]]> By: Daniel Saunders http://www.thesensiblehorizon.com/2010/01/09/the-real-reason-the-brits-are-out-greening-us-hint-it-isn%e2%80%99t-just-the-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Daniel Saunders Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:52:15 +0000 http://www.songofsibyl.com/?p=871#comment-645 Really good post. Are you using any search engine optimisation plugins? The reason I ask is that your page title seems a bit odd. Really good post. Are you using any search engine optimisation plugins? The reason I ask is that your page title seems a bit odd.

]]> By: Matt http://www.thesensiblehorizon.com/2010/01/09/the-real-reason-the-brits-are-out-greening-us-hint-it-isn%e2%80%99t-just-the-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Matt Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:30:27 +0000 http://www.songofsibyl.com/?p=871#comment-440 Thanks for commenting on the site Kathy! I hope you'll do so again in the future. In the U.S. it seems like every one in elected office is running a perpetual campaign for re-election. Between the primaries and every member of the house being up for re-election every two years, politicians here in the U.S. always are out there fund-raising and doing what they need to stay in office (looking out for their short-term interests), rather than what is right for the country. In the UK, candidates are selected by party leaders rather than the voters and elections are usually held in about 4 year intervals (rather than every two years, where in the U.S. the entire House and 1/3 of the Senate is up for re-election). Thanks for commenting on the site Kathy! I hope you’ll do so again in the future. In the U.S. it seems like every one in elected office is running a perpetual campaign for re-election. Between the primaries and every member of the house being up for re-election every two years, politicians here in the U.S. always are out there fund-raising and doing what they need to stay in office (looking out for their short-term interests), rather than what is right for the country.

In the UK, candidates are selected by party leaders rather than the voters and elections are usually held in about 4 year intervals (rather than every two years, where in the U.S. the entire House and 1/3 of the Senate is up for re-election).

]]> By: Kathy Andersen http://www.thesensiblehorizon.com/2010/01/09/the-real-reason-the-brits-are-out-greening-us-hint-it-isn%e2%80%99t-just-the-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Kathy Andersen Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:50:02 +0000 http://www.songofsibyl.com/?p=871#comment-435 "In the UK elections cycles are short and people don’t just sell their votes to the highest bidder." So in the way of working towards a solution to our political mess, are you suggesting that shortening election cycles would help? And if so, what would that look like? (What do UK election cycles like, i.e. how long?) It would be a marvelous thing to return to a system where politicians are working to represent constituents and be their voice in the political process. “In the UK elections cycles are short and people don’t just sell their votes to the highest bidder.”

So in the way of working towards a solution to our political mess, are you suggesting that shortening election cycles would help? And if so, what would that look like? (What do UK election cycles like, i.e. how long?)

It would be a marvelous thing to return to a system where politicians are working to represent constituents and be their voice in the political process.

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