Zack Polanski as new leader of Green Party by a landslide…good news?
I expected him to win as Adrian Ramsay was not the charismatic, media friendly part of the partnership with Carla Denyer. I think tactically they were a brilliant couple, seeing huge electoral gains, but the party needed fresh blood and energy to take it forward.
There is a real golden opportunity to sweep up discontented Labour (and middle of the road Tories in rural areas) right now.
Fingers crossed 🤞
That said, I don’t expect the mainstream media to immediately warm to him. Tbh indifference is par for the course.
#Polanski believes he can make #EcoPopulism a force to contend with…to stand up to the likes of Farage’s Reform. But that will require media acknowledgment that his party even exists most of the time.
Both the Greens and Reform have 4 MPs…but the media coverage is poles apart.
How can he change that situation?
The Ed Davey stunt approach or rallies? My guess is latter.
Both the Torygraph and Indie have immediately decided to go for the character assassination approach on Zack Polanski.
It’s old news that he used to be a Lib Dem and got stung by the Sun when working as a hypnotherapist.
Not points that have held back his popularity with Green Party members.
They see a media savvy person, with ambition to grow the party’s influence at speed rather than taking the slow measured Lib Dem style approach.
Is it running before you can walk?
Is there time to walk?
I think it will be interesting to see how the next few days and weeks play out for Polanski in the media. Being Jewish but anti-Zionist and supportive of Palestinians will no doubt lead to questions by some.
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