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Green Party opts for quantity with huge manifesto wishlist

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imageDon't ask, don't get.Steve Parsons/PA

The Green Party has published an 84-page tome setting out its policies for the 2015 election in detail. The main message is that the Greens are offering a radical alternative to the mainstream parties.

At first glance, the environmental message gets top billing. The chapters on the Earth and energy and climate...

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