UK: Zack Polanski Wins Green Party Leadership

UK: Zack Polanski Wins Green Party Leadership
Above: New Green Party leader Zack Polanski in central London on Sept. 2, 2025. Image copyright: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

Polanski's victory represents exactly what British politics needs — bold leadership that isn't afraid to challenge the establishment. This approach offers a genuine alternative to voters fed up with Labour's broken promises and austerity policies. The party's record membership growth shows people are hungry for authentic change, not more Westminster games.

Right narrative

Polanski's election is yet another worrying example of a rise in hard-left politics. With a focus on eco-extremism and woke identity-politics as well as a vocal disdain for Israel, it is lucky that the far-left, like always, will manage to self-implode before it resembles a serious threat to British democratic values.

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