Greens review social media operation as Polanski row rumbles on
The Greens surpassed other parties to become the most popular on the platform this year.It is also seen as where a good portion of their voters spend time, as they are the most popular party among the under-30s, according to pollsters YouGov.Image source, XImage caption, Nigel Farage posted the image on his X account. The BBC has blurred the face of the man wearing the T-shirt. It is how we have grown our reach and our membership."Until around a year ago the party's entire social media team consisted of one full-time employee.That has now gone up to three or four and may increase further following the review.
- ▪The Greens surpassed other parties to become the most popular on the platform this year.It is also seen as where a good portion of their voters spend time, as they are the most popular party among the under-30s, according to pollsters YouGo
- ▪The BBC has blurred the face of the man wearing the T-shirt.
- ▪It is how we have grown our reach and our membership."Until around a year ago the party's entire social media team consisted of one full-time employee.That has now gone up to three or four and may increase further following the review.
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Greens review social media operation as Polanski row rumbles onImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesByEmilia Belli, Political reporter and Harry Farley, Political correspondentPublished2 hours agoThe Green Party of England and Wales is reviewing its social media operation which has been central to its surge in popularity over the past year, sources have told the BBC.They insist it is not connected to the backlash to Zack Polanski this week after he re-posted a photo of a man wearing a t-shirt with an image of a guillotine and the slogan "we're only making plans for Nigel" - seen as being a reference to Nigel Farage.But that incident has raised questions about whether it is sustainable for the Green Party leader to manage his own social media channels, with one party figure calling it an…
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