Narratives/Archive

This will look at some of the Narratives related to the Green Party and pose open questions to break the narratives down to encourage self reflection in the style of Forde & Compassion in Politics. Issues to be covered may include:

• Claims over electoral performance

• Internal politics

• Internal disputes

• Evidence of any continued Relitigation over the events of 2015-19 and 2020-2026 under two Leaders in Labour

• External disputes with other parties

This will cover a selection of news articles and other online links with a small amount of commentary where that may help explain the context.

2025

• Exclusive: Green Party Membership Surges Following Polanski’s Leadership Bid, Leaked Data Suggests | Novara Media 

• The Inside Story of How the Green Party Turned Red | Novara Media 

• Zack Polanski Has Started a Fight in the Green Party, and That’s a Good Thing | Adam Ramsay | Novara Media 

• The Green Party Has Finally Picked a Side | Adam Ramsay | Novara Media 

• Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists | Adam Ramsay | Novara Media 

2026

• The Greens Can Win National Power. How Much Do They Want It? | Aaron Bastani | Novara Media 

• Green Party Faces Pressure for Left-Wing Cooperation in 2026

• George Galloway hit by growing backlash for standing against Zack Polanski in Holborn by-election | The Standard

• Can the Greens really go from activists to leaders? – Southwark News 

• Faye Brown on X: "🟢EXC: Former Labour Mayor Jamie Driscoll will release a 200 page report tomorrow aimed at boosting the Greens' credibility on the economy after joining Zack Polanski’s party last year. The report, called Hostage Nation, will argue the UK has become hostage to the idea we can't" / X 

• Jamie Driscoll on X: "Every day another news story says Britain is under pressure from global instability. Why can’t we just build homes, and clean energy, with secure jobs? Turns out the answer is even better than I thought. See what you think. https://t.co/YyT2YI1ndS" / X 

• Russell Warfield on X: "“What you’ve got to understand is that the party has been watermelon for at least 10 years,” My interview with the Guardian on @ZackPolanski, the Greens and my new book: https://t.co/L3YFQ9LySN" / X 

• ‘Watermelons’: Zack Polanski and the rise of the ‘green outside, red inside’ eco-populists | Zack Polanski | The Guardian 

• (1) Adam Ramsay on X: "@sallonsax That’s not quite true - it started out as an attack from the right wing tabloids. Then, for a while, we embraced the watermelon label to the point that I think it was even the name of the Green Left newsletter, and then the deep green faction had a newsletter called the kiwi and" / X 

Green Party Conference 2026

• Lots of Material on the Home/News page.

Post Green Conference and the Holborn and St Pancras by-election

• Green struggles expose the limits of ‘eco-populism’ - Politics.co.uk 

• https://harryeccles94.substack.com/p/the-greens-democracy-and-power-whats? 

• One in three Brits thinks Polanski should resign after by-election defeat, poll shows | The Independent 

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm70p821d6w4o? 

• How Green Party is imploding under Zack Polanski over Zionism vote after being FLOODED by pro-Palestine activists 

• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/07/green-party-polanski-holborn-and-st-pancras-byelection-labour? 

• (1) The Holborn & St. Pancras By-election - by Rob Ford 

• Have the Greens lost all hope? - UnHerd 

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr4yx9663q6o? 

• https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/09/holborn-st-pancras-byelection-result-zack-polanski-sagal-abdi-wali-uk-labour-green-party-uk-politics-latest-news?

• Is Camden by-election result a Green success or missed opportunity and did Zionism motion hurt them? - My London 

• 'Zack Polanski Is My Friend – But He's Also A Coward And Must Resign' | HuffPost UK Politics 

• ‘Things need to change’ in Green Party, says deputy leader – Channel 4 News 

• The Darkness on the British Left that needs confronting | by Adam Langleben | Oct, 2026 | Medium 

• Why Greens were right to pass ‘Zionism is racism’ motion 

• https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/05/green-party-england-wales-zionism-racism-vote-europe-germany? 

• Greens probe conduct complaint against Deputy Leader Mothin Ali – POLITICO 

• On London Extra: Holborn & St Pancras - winners, losers and what happens next 

• Zack Polanski has failed the antisemitism test | The Independent 

• https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/zack-go-hard-left-revolt-antisemitism-row-greens-toxic-4810473?

• The Green Party and solidarity with Ukraine: where next? – Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 

• https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/10/08/britains-greens-are-now-a-hard-left-antisemitic-party?

• Zack Polanski hit by Green fury after Holborn by-election defeat and Zionism vote debacle | The Standard 

• https://fleetstreetfox.substack.com/p/deja-flu-why-zack-polanskis-green?

• Polanski’s Greens created prime minister Burnham. Holborn could yet undo him 

• https://kellnerp.substack.com/p/the-figures-that-make-sagal-abdi?

• Does Polanski have to go? Greens at the crossroads after Holborn and St Pancras | Green party | The Guardian 

• Mass Politics Must Win 

• Long Live the King's Ecosocialists - Prometheus Magazine 

• Greens facing ‘existential threat’ as membership plummets... 

• Zack Polanski arrived as a confection of eggy foam and tr... 

• Yes, it’s been a tough week for the Greens: but don’t lose sight of how we’re transforming British politics | Zack Polanski | The Guardian 

• Losing Holborn and St Pancras is catastrophic for Zack Polanksi 

• Zack Polanski signals Green party overhaul after row over Zionism vote | Green party | The Guardian 

• YouGov on X: "Green voters tend to think Zack Polanski should remain party leader, amid some Greens calling for him to resign over his handling of the party's controversial Zionism motion and his loss in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election 2024 Green voters Remain leader: 47% Stand down: https://t.co/APvslFttru" / X 

• Eleanora (Stats for Lefties) 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ on X: "🚨 BOMBSHELL POLL JUST DROPPED 🚨 Green voters SUPPORT "Zionism is Racism" motion. ✅ Support: 81% ❌ Oppose: 19% (Source: @OpiniumResearch, 7-9 October) https://t.co/g6TSd87qgH" / X 

• Eleanora (Stats for Lefties) 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ on X: "Even when undecided voters are included, Green voters favour the motion by a whopping 43pt margin. ✅ Support: 56% ❌ Oppose: 13% (Source: @OpiniumResearch, 7-9 October) https://t.co/44c0YXAvNt" / X 

• Ben Walker on X: "For the unawares, this misses a large number of voters unsure and of a "neither view" "Do you think the Green Party was right or wrong to pass [ZiR]?" Overall Right 16% Wrong 35% Neither 16% Unsure 33% Current Green voters Right 56% Wrong 13% Neither 15% Unsure 16%" / X  - full thread has all data

• Britain’s Greens are now a hard-left, antisemitic party 

• Survation | What happened in Holborn & St Pancras? | Survation 

• megan kenyon on X: "🟢After a tricky few weeks for the Green Party, attention has now turned to how the party should proceed. Differing visions are beginning to emerge - I have written about them for the @NewStatesman today. Should note: *none* of them involve changing the party's leader, but https://t.co/Fen14wxdyM" / X 

• The New Statesman on X: "Zack Polanski is not the first leader of the Green Party to lose in Holborn and St Pancras. In 2015, in the midst of the so-called Green surge, Natalie Bennett came third in the safe Labour seat. She lost to future prime minister Keir Starmer, and came in behind the Conservatives" / X 

• I'm The Green's Co-Deputy Leader. This Is My Plan To Rebuild The Party | HuffPost UK Politics 

• Sangita Myska: Zack Polanski is in a deep political hole. His own party put him there 

• Polanski’s Greens created prime minister Burnham. Holborn could yet undo him 

• Greens probe conduct complaint against Deputy Leader Mothin Ali – POLITICO 

• What’s the future for the Green party? Should it be ecosocialism? | Joe Todd | The Guardian 

• Zack Polanski accused of inventing claim he co-founded Jewish Greens 

• Zack Polanski’s thwarted promise - New Statesman 

• Green Party deputy leader filmed joining controversial chant at anti-Zionist group's rally - Jewish News 

• Polanski’s Farage blunder is accelerating his own downfall 

• (6) Kathleen Nutt on X: "EXC: Greens went into election 'in dire' financial position, says conference motion. "The party was unprepared and disorganised during a crucial election," it states. Motion to be debated at party conference in Inverness this weekend. @heraldscotland https://t.co/5wCxtEp7OW" / X