greenman

My blogs

About me

Gender Male
Industry Government
Location Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Introduction Greenman is a pseudonym that I first used on bulletin boards. I have argued there for a democratic and progressive green approach, and as consistently as I could for broad left unity in the ongoing struggle. In the offline world I am a parent, trade union rep, Green Party (Green Left) activist, community campaigner, would-be writer, wide-reader, spiritual explorer with a liberal Christian approach and an interest in esoterica and religious history, moderate real ale drinker, left-group spotter and thorn in the side of pomposity and smugness, bureaucracy, concealment and manipulation.
Interests environmentalism, literature, libertarian socialism, global poverty, syndicalism, space exploration, music, left republicanism, film, liberal religion, secret societies, science fiction, philosophy, history, community organising, symbolism, mythology, painting, esoterica, cult TV, education and youth policy, food and diet, health and fitness.
Favorite Movies Casablanca, The Matrix, V for Vendetta, Life of Brian, Silent Running, LA Confidential, Matewan, American Beauty, The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Reds, Land And Freedom, Fight Club, 28 Days Later, Koyaanisqatsi, O Lucky Man!
Favorite Music Mozart, Chopin, Vaughan Williams, Holst, The Pogues, Bowie, Manic Street Preachers, Travis, Joy Division/New Order, The Smiths, REM, Coldplay, The Tansads, Snow Patrol, The Waterboys, The Stone Roses, Early Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground, My Bloody Valentine, Editors
Favorite Books News From Nowhere, The Star Fraction, The Enemy of Nature, Barchester Chronicles, Das Kapital, Fields Factories and Workshops Tomorrow, Ulysses, Foucault's Pendulum, The Name of The Rose, The Crying Of Lot 49, Riddley Walker, The Dispossessed, Moby Dick, Setting the Gospel Free, Illuminatus Trilogy