A week inside the chaos of the Green party
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A week inside the chaos of the Green party

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 7, 202633 min
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  • Politics

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This is The Guardian. Today, a week inside the Green Party. So we've just arrived at Camden Town Station. We're at the magnet for tourists, teenagers, goths

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and the sight of some canvassing for the Greens. We're about to join Dr Ashok Kumar. He's a pretty impassioned activist. We spot Ashok at a pedestrian crossing.

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He's got his campaign leaflets in his hand and he's dressed all in black. He waves us over. Hi, machine.

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