"The attention from some of the newspapers and broadcasters to the Green party before this week's elections has occasionally borne an unlikely resemblance to the height of Clegg-mania in the spring of 2010, when the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, was rewarded for his positive polling with the unlikely Daily Mail headline Clegg in Nazi slur on Britain."
"Rupert Murdoch's daily tabloid also warned both the pious and the punters among their readership that the loony Greens would drop Church of England as UK's established church if it wins election and that they had every intention of banning horse racing."
"Perhaps most damaging, in the context of the recent attacks on Jewish people in the UK, has been a spate of allegations of antisemitism."
The Green party in the UK has faced significant media scrutiny as it rises in popularity, reminiscent of past media treatment of smaller parties. Coverage has included both legitimate inquiries into party members' views and sensationalized warnings about their policies. Headlines have labeled the party as extreme, with claims of plans to ban zoos and horse racing. Controversial statements from Green candidates have also surfaced, including racial slurs and calls to return the Falklands to Argentina. Allegations of antisemitism have further complicated the party's public image.
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