"Zack Polanski's landslide election as leader of the Green party marks a turning point for Britain's fractured left. Young, rhetorically fluent and unafraid to cloak climate arguments in those about class, Mr Polanski is nothing if not ambitious. He sees his party not as a parliamentary pressure group but as a replacement for Labour itself. His ascent might have seemed fanciful last July when Labour had just won a thumping majority."
"Sir Keir's attempt to anchor Labour as a party of managerialism has created an ideological vacuum. He has offered no moral project, no radical agenda, no post-crisis settlement. In response to Nigel Farage's rise, he has chosen not to confront the Reform UK leader's rhetoric but to adopt it as his own, notably refusing to challenge the scapegoating of migrants."
"Both seem open to cooperating. Both have the same analysis what they consider to be Starmer's vacuous centrism but offer slightly different solutions. Mr Polanski speaks of a climate-anchored politics rooted in solidarity with workers and migrants. Mr Corbyn brings anti-imperialism and name recognition; Ms Sultana brings radical identity politics. These insurgents claim to represent the 99%. They appeal to younger, disillusioned voters and are building parallel movements."
Zack Polanski won a landslide to lead the Green party, aiming to replace Labour rather than act as a pressure group. Labour's poll standing has fallen and Sir Keir Starmer's personal ratings have collapsed. Reform UK has grown into a major force, claiming hundreds of thousands of members, hundreds of councillors and control of ten councils, and has come to own the immigration and national identity debate. The Greens have more MPs than ever. Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana plan a new party to Labour's left. Polanski, Corbyn and Sultana appeal to disillusioned younger voters and may cooperate.
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