"Just three months ago, few people had heard of Zack Polanski and, it seemed, only the party faithful cared who the leader of the Greens was. Now the Polanski surge looks unstoppable. He has more than doubled the party's membership, bringing in much-needed money and volunteers. Nosheen Iqbal went to watch him talk to students at King's College London, and spoke to young people about what they thought of him and if he would get their vote. The replies were enthusiastic."
"Before he went on stage, Polanski told Nosheen why his message was so attractive. It's positive and it's hopeful. This is what a different vision of a society looks like, where it's not about multimillionaires and billionaires [but] people power. With the chaos within Your Party reducing its threat to Labour, are the Greens now the party's main opposition on the left? The Guardian leader writer Randeep Ramesh tells Nosheen that Labour is worried. And they should be, he says."
Three months ago, Zack Polanski was little known; his leadership has since triggered a rapid surge in support. Membership has more than doubled, providing increased funding and volunteers. Student audiences responded enthusiastically when he spoke at King's College London. Polanski frames his message as positive and hopeful, promoting a vision of society driven by people power rather than multimillionaires and billionaires. Internal chaos in Labour has weakened its left flank, reducing its ability to contain Green advances. Labour is described as worried and losing votes that appear to be transferring to the Greens.
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