The Greens: the new nasty party
Under Zack Polanski's leadership, the Green Party of England and Wales has seen a significant rise in polling and electoral success, including winning key constituencies and growing its membership. The party attributes its growth to its eco-populist platform addressing climate change, housing, and inequality. However, recent reports suggest the surge is also fueled by a strong anti-Israel stance and allegations of widespread anti-Semitism within the party.
- ▪The Green Party has risen in polls to the high teens, with some surveys placing it second nationally behind Reform UK.
- ▪The Greens won the Gorton and Denton seat from Labour and are projected to win most London boroughs in upcoming council elections.
- ▪Polanski has tripled Green Party membership to over 200,000 since becoming leader in September 2025.
- ▪Journalist Andrew Gilligan's reports in the Spectator highlight alleged anti-Semitic rhetoric among Green candidates, including conspiracy theories about Zionists and global control.
- ▪Candidates such as Feda Shahin and Saiqa Ali have made inflammatory statements linking Zionists to mass killings and depicted Israel as a serpent around the Earth.
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Long-read The Greens: the new nasty party Under Zack Polanski’s leadership, the Green Party is swimming in a sewer of Islamo-left bigotry. dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Hugo Timms" }) Hugo Timms Staff writer 2nd May 2026 Share Topics Long-reads Politics Uncategorised Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. There is little doubting the impact Zack Polanski has had on the Green Party of England and Wales. The Greens were already picking up electoral support before he became leader last autumn, gaining four seats on nearly seven per cent of the vote at the 2024 General Election. But since Polanski took the helm, the Greens’ support has rocketed.
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