British politics has been dominated by three main parties for decades now, yet that is being challenged as the Green Party begin a campaign that highlights some of their policies that aren't directly related to the environment.
The Coalition Government has led to a great deal of criticism, with observations being made as to the lack of cohesion that was apparent even before the agreement between the Conservative's and the Liberal Democrat's policies.
With frequent U-turns on several of the Liberal Democrat's manifesto claims, the most obvious being their failure to apply free university tuition and instead allow a maximum of almost triple the previous charge in 2010 per year, the British public will be looking to see a more concrete Government holding the majority.
The Green Party have criticised Labour, who are seen as the alternative to the current Government, claiming they are not putting enough in place to counter the current policies. In particular, the only MP in the Green Party, Caroline Lucas, has claimed Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls harbours a similar "slash and burn approach to public spending" as George Osborne.
Lucas holds the only Green Party seat in the constituency of Brighton Pavilion, yet it looks like Labour will be the biggest threat to this in the general elections in May.
Cedrec's take
It appears that the Green Party are making a real effort for the coming elections. It does ring of blood-in-the-water. The politics have been all over the place since the Coalition came into effect, which was clear for many who had read both parties manifestos. Regardless, the Green Party are setting themselves up as an alternative to the Labour Party. This seems smart, as there has been huge controversies over Tory policies, leading to a great defection from the Lib Dems, and it is hard to tell how likely people are to vote for a Labour Government, when so many of the key figures, such as Ed Balls, from the Brown Administration, are still so highly placed.
Regardless of the tactics, the Green Party appear to be making themselves a viable candidate by attacking the political scope on all sides, rather than just publicising their desire for a greener country.
Poll surveys suggest that even with all the controversy, the electorate are narrowly divided between the Conservatives and Labour.
