Zack Polanski: 'The war on drugs has utterly failed'

Описание: The Standard's Chief Content Officer, Anna Van Praagh, sits down with Zack Polanski in the Barbican to talk about his policies, what he thinks of the Prime Minister relationship with Donald Trump and the Green Party's popularity amongst young voters.

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His message of “eco-populism” — with calls to tax the rich, improve housing, address the cost-of-living crisis and a hard line on Israel and Gaza — delivered with his clever slogan, “Let’s make hope normal again” has cut through to the places other politicians can’t seem to reach.

His weekly podcast, Bold Politics with Zack Polanski — guests have included Ash Sarkar, Gary Stevenson and Owen Jones — is a smash hit. He writes all his own social media posts and says he receives 29 million views on Instagram in a month.

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Green leader Zack Polanski is taking the fight to Labour with his brand of eco-populism — but while he’s riding high in the polls, do his economic policies really stack up?

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