Tories on bikes

Definitions

Members or supporters of a Green Party who are politically conservative.

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, derogatory, plural, plural-only

Examples

“The only viable alternative for decades has been The Australian Greens, formerly a protest⟳ party, but now a progressive middle-class party. It’s a coalition of Tories on bikes, socially conscious baby boomers who live⟳ in architect-designed homes, and millennials who haven’t yet graduated from edgy liberalism to socialism.”

“A derogatory name⟳ for the Greens is "Tories on bikes"; they also oppose⟳ building on green belts around cities, and thus inadvertently encourage⟳ car commuting, with its attendant car pollution.”

“But lest we forget⟳ the Green Party’s concern⟳ for the workers who make⟳ these cheap clothes in counties such as Bangladesh, the reality is that when it comes to employees’ rights they are merely Tories on bikes.”

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