Green Party sneaks in under political foggy dew to fire warning shot across Labour’s bows

Hebden Bridge busker James Bragg sang The Foggy Dew and said he'd be voting for the Green Party. Photograph: Mark Paul

The squatters have long since gone and Hebden Bridge has been remorselessly yuppified, although it retains a distinctly arty air. The pie shops beloved of Yorkshire natives have been replaced by organic food outlets and the attractive pedestrianised centre of the town is a haven of trendy cafes. Not an eyelid was batted as, rousingly, the busker belted out the rebel tune. My Labour companion chuckled when I told him what the song was about. “Everyone’s a rebel of sorts around these parts,” he said.

My Labour companion, who had minutes before explained jauntily that the local area was a party stronghold, joined in the conversation. I asked Bragg what way he would vote in the election on July 4th. “Green Party,” he declared without hesitating. My Labour companion chuckled no more.was “too neoliberal” for him and not focused enough on left-wing issues. He epitomised a significant minority view of the party that now stands on the verge of government.

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