UK: Zack Polanski Wins Green Party Leadership

SEP 3·UPDATED SEP 3

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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.

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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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