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A very good day from another mixed bag of weather from the Costa Blanca. It started with blue skies but we now have clouds everywhere. Today, I looked at the UK news with Neil Colbourne. The question for the chat bot is, 'Does the public read the UK Greens party manifesto?

Chat Bot reply,

'Most of the UK public does not read any party’s manifesto — including the Green Party’s — but Green voters are the most likely of all groups to do so.

🟩 Key facts from the latest polling

87% of UK adults have never read any political manifesto at all.

Only 11% of the population has ever read a manifesto.

Green Party voters are the standout exception:

26% of Green voters say they have read a political manifesto — more than any other party’s supporters.

🟩 What this means for the Green Party

The Greens have a disproportionately engaged voter base.

But in absolute terms, even among Greens, three‑quarters of supporters still don’t read manifestos.

This aligns with broader UK political behaviour: manifestos are symbolic documents for media, analysts, and activists — not mass‑read texts.

🟩 Why the public doesn’t read manifestos

Based on the polling and wider research:

They’re long, technical, and released during a noisy campaign period.

Voters rely on headlines, debates, and social media summaries instead.

Only the most politically engaged — including many Green supporters — read them directly.

🟩 Bottom line

No — the general public does not read the Green Party manifesto.

But Green voters are the most likely of any group to read manifestos, with about one in four doing so.

If you'd like to hear two human beings discuss this question here's today's podcast