Zack Polanski
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Zack Polanski is a British politician who has been the Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales since September 2025 and a member of the London Assembly (AM) since May 2021. He was the deputy leader of the Greens from 2022 to 2025.
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Sep 26, 2026
Far Left
The Green leader, who is Jewish, was heckled at a Jewish community hustings after saying Zionism is a form of racism, as part of his Holborn and St Pancras byelection campaign.
The Green left defends Polanski as a brave anti-racist voice willing to break the taboo on criticising Zionism, and sees the heckling as proof of how hostile mainstream spaces remain to pro-Palestinian politics.
Sep 8, 2026
Far Left
Polanski faces a rival within his own party as he seeks to run for Keir Starmer's old seat.
Green leftists watch this contest closely: Polanski's profile vs local roots reflects broader strategic debates in the party.
Sep 3, 2026
Far Left
Marks first anniversary as Green party leader, highlighting his leadership in a year of political turmoil.
Radical Left watchers see Polanski as a key voice for environmental justice, but demand he push harder against Labour's centrism and corporate capture.
Aug 29, 2026
Lean Right
The Green politician is calling for a ban on new data centres in the UK, citing water and energy use for AI.
Seen as another elite trying to stymie technological progress and economic growth, reinforcing distrust of green regulation.
Aug 29, 2026
Lean Left
The Green Party politician calls for a temporary ban on new data centres to limit water and energy use for AI.
Lean Left supports this as a necessary environmental regulation, criticizing the tech industry's unchecked resource consumption.
Aug 6, 2026
Lean Left
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is arguing that fossil fuel producers must pay for firefighting helicopters as the country faces extreme climate threats.
He is using the climate emergency to attack Labour's environmental record from the left, forcing the party to commit to tougher polluter liability and adaptation funding.
Jul 30, 2026
Far Left
Police take no further action after Polanski shared a guillotine image targeting Nigel Farage.
Applauded by radicals for refusing to apologize, but the incident reveals ongoing tensions between anti-fascist activism and the limits of free speech law.
Jul 29, 2026
Center
Reform UK reported the Green MP to police over a social media post, as detailed in article 3.
Lib Dems criticize this as a politically motivated attack on a rival's free expression, warning it sets a dangerous precedent.