Tim Valentine

Zack Polanski criticises Thatcher for selling off our water companies, calls out the sewage crisis poisoning nature, and says the Greens will renationalise

Something genuinely different happened in British politics today. Zack Polanski gave his first major economic speech as Green Party leader and it wasn't the usual vague gestures you get from other party leaders. It was a diagnosis and a plan. The diagnosis: privatisation, austerity and Brexit haven't just been bad policy choices, they've locked Britain into a structural trap. A "bond market doom loop" where financial markets constrain every government before it's even started. The plan ("Zackonomics") is built around ending rip-off Britain for the people who actually keep this country running: → Freeze energy bills now (£8.4bn, funded by the windfall tax) → Cap rents → Nationalise water → Scrap Right to Buy → Forgive student debt → Rejoin the Customs Union and eventually the EU Funded by making wealth pay its share: a wealth tax, equalising capital gains with income tax, and closing the loopholes that let the richest opt out. Is every detail nailed down? No. But this is what it looks like when a party leader actually tries to match the scale of the problem. Britain's economic settlement is broken. Someone finally said it. #Zackonomics x.com/TheGreenParty/…

We've just hit 215,000 members. More than 2,000 people a day have joined us since our historic win in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Come and be a part of the movement which is making hope normal again. Join us 👇

Dear @ShabanaMahmood, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

Gorton and Denton showed that people are desperate for a different kind of politics. But Labour have doubled down: with smears, misrepresentation, and BNP-inspired migration policy. How low will Labour go? 📉

And just so you know what kind of scumbags you're dealing with here over recent months South East Water have been in the High Court twice, trying to keep their activities secret. Turns out they had been illegally abstracting water without a licence, 52.3 million litres of it. And were trying to suppress the fact they were about to be fined for not supplying water. No doubt major shareholders @NatWestGroup will be able to confirm that they approved of the company trying keep all of this secret from their customers and the public.

1/The government continues to monitor the situation in oil and gas markets and work with our international partners. In recent days I have been in contact with a number of international colleagues including the Qatari and Saudi Energy Ministers, the IEA, and key industry figures.

Our latest voting intention (1-2 March 2026) has the Greens on their highest figure ever recorded by YouGov, significantly ahead of Labour, who are on their lowest figure to date Reform UK: 23% (-1 from 22-23 Feb) Greens: 21% (+4) Conservatives: 16% (-2) Labour: 16% (-2) Lib Dems: 14% (=)

It's becoming increasingly clear every single day that the way to stop the rise of the right in this country is to join the Green Party. It's also the way to invest in our communities, lower our bills and protect our planet. Join.greenparty.org.uk

🚨| This is NOT a drill, Greens are in SECOND place with YouGov, their highest ever vote share recorded with any pollster The Greens have replaced Labour.

@BlackandgoldFT @bbclaurak Please cite your evidence of that.

@bbclaurak Greens cannot say anything else as they are being funded by Muslims

While govt won't condemn or celebrate strikes on Iran - Labour's political opponents do from each side - Greens say it was illegal...

Barack Obama reached a deal that prevented Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. Trump ripped up that deal. Now we are at war with Iran to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon.

New research at Cardiff University shows just how little airtime Greens have received over the last year despite hugely increased support in polls & party membership, while Reform UK has seen a spike in media coverage. enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/after-win…

As night follows day… Time to put the hedge cutters away and give nature a chance. March is for the birds, not extensions. #Hedgerows #Nature #Biodiversity

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The UK only elected 3 of Reform's MPs. 5 defected. The UK has elected 5 Green MPs. All elected as Green MPs. We look forward to an increase in coverage.

Almost feel sorry for the haters who are trying to spin Muslims voting for a woman in a party led by a gay Jewish man is evidence of Islamist sectarianism 😂 In fact it’s evidence of genuine tolerance, rejection of superficial identity politics and ability to prioritise tackling common concerns of cost of living, protecting public services and rejecting war mongering. And the promotion of mutual respect and individual freedoms. The coming together of people is terrifying for the ruling elites.

The most hilarious thing about today is Reform blaming their loss on Islamists… …who famously always vote in their masses for women and gay Jewish men.

This is perhaps one of the more articulate analyses of Judaism vs Zionism- by a (Jewish) Harvard law professor. The nuance has been missed by most of #auspol- or deliberately ignored.

Train passengers in London are now subject to mass biometric surveillance, in the latest step towards turning the UK into a totalitarian state. Next this technology will be used to restrict dissidents' movement, stop people travelling to protests etc. cityam.com/facial-recogni…