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Retired. Ex Guitarist with Blue Canvas. Ex-Head Teacher. Up the Boro. Pro-EU! Green Party member.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
🚨 First time in British history that a party to the left of Labour have topped a national poll. 💚 Hope is here. It's all of us. ✊🏼 Reject hateful, divisive politics - and let's make hope normal again. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack in front of a hope is here sign.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Gosh so many people would be guilty if we had Nuremberg trials today.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social, for building on my work on rent controls. The government’s refusal to even consider limiting rent increases has meant fortunes are poured straight into landlords’ pockets. Rent controls would mean purchasing power back in the pockets of ordinary people instead.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
It's both extreme and unbelievably shambolic.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We cannot afford another rise in bills. The Prime Minister must end the uncertainty now. news.sky.com/story/polans...
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Polanski to warn Starmer 'hasn't done enough' to protect energy customers from bill hikes
The prime minister has announced that "vulnerable" households hit by a sharp increase in heating oil prices will get help from a £53m support package.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Finnish President Alexander Stubb, "Brexit was a colossal mistake" "I'm too diplomatic to express exactly what I think about those who promoted Brexit" "It's not only like shooting yourself in the foot" "It's like amputating your leg without a medical reason for doing it"
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
💯 on 🎯
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD… Can we STOP with this ‘special relationship’ BS And also…can we wake up to the treachery of our right wing press?!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Old news! 216,000 now! Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
215,000 members! ✅✊ It seems I’m not alone in whom I’ve put my trust to take us forward out of the present mire. #HopeNotHate join.greenparty.org.uk
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Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Stunning victory in Stroud last night. Look at that majority! 💚😍 Huge congratulations to @helenelliott-boult.bsky.social and the entire team! Join our movement: Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Hannah Spencer, "None of us are perfect, but we're human" "And we need more humans in parliament who care about each other" "And I promise I will always try my best and always be decent"
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Spain is leading the way declaring. NO to violations of international law. NO to the illusion that we can solve the world’s problems with bombs. NO to repeating the mistakes of the past. NO TO WAR. Be more Spanish.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The problem wasn't really the negative campaign. The problem is that it was a smear campaign based on lies. And still Labour aren't offering any solutions to the highest drug deaths in Europe. Let's have *that* conversation. www.politicshome.com/news/article...
politicshome.com
Labour Deputy Leader Opposed By-Election Attack On Green Drug Policy
Lucy Powell was among the Labour figures privately concerned about attacking the Greens' drug policy during the Gorton and Denton by-election campa...
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
If I was @zackpolanski.bsky.social, I would be pointing out to the BBC that whatever model they use to justify giving Farage & his boot-lickers season tickets for every BBC show under the sun must surely now treat Green Party politicians in exactly the same way. Might even be one for the lawyers...
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 03/03/2026
What they’re basically saying is that Starmer and the UK isn’t allowed to operate an even moderately independent foreign policy outside of the United States. That is both ahistoric, wrong and weird for people who constantly tell us how sovereignty is what matters most.
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Ispy @gampajml.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Donald Trump.....fuck off out of our politics!!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Join.greenparty.org.uk
A white female plumber, a Jewish gay man and a Muslim wan walked into a hall....and united a community.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Expect weeks of "family voting" rhetoric from Reform. They're out of the gates on it already. It mustn't be allowed to wash because look at the scale of that win. Tactical voting has obviously played a massive part. Gorton and Denton rejected Reform and its hateful agenda.
Gorton and Denton by-election result:


GRN: 40.7% (+27.5)
REF: 28.7% (+14.7)
LAB: 25.4% (-25.3)
CON: 1.9% (-6.0)
LDEM: 1.8% (-2.1)


Green GAIN from Labour.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Two options for voters in Gorton & Denton. Greens or Reform?
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Tom Kerridge, "Immigration is constantly used by political parties for masking years and years of underfunding in infrastructure, health, housing, employment, education" #BBCQT "It is not the fault of immigration, it's the fault of poor spending, poor money management"
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This election was a choice between hope and hate, and the people of Gorton and Denton chose hope 💚 🎉 Huge congratulations to the Honourable Member for Gorton and Denton! And to everyone who helped make this happen 👏 I can't wait to see you on Monday, Hannah, and give you the biggest, proudest hug
Screenshot of bar graph showing election results in Gorton and Denton:
Hannah Spencer (Green): 14,980 
Matt Goodwin (Reform UK): 10,578 
Angliki Stogia (Labour): 9,364 
Charlotte Cadden (Conservative): 706 
Jackie Pearcy (Liberal Democrats): 653

From this article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8rjk02r0jt
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Green Menaces - let’s go. 💚 Huge huge thanks to everyone who’s backed this campaign and shown it so much love. Now we leave nothing on the pitch. Let’s get this over the line. Vote Green. Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Hannah and Zack in a park
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Left: The Labour Party is running this misleading ad on the Green Party's drug policy, targeting a million people in Manchester and surrounding areas, including Gorton and Denton Right: Zack Polanski explaining the Green Part's drugs policy
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Just finished at London City Hall asking the Mayor questions about Retrofit - lower carbon emissions, our bills and create loads of jobs! And now I'm heading for a train to Manchester to go help get Hannah Spencer elected! 💚🚅 #VoteGreen
Zack outside City Hall
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Rebuild public services. Vote Hannah Spencer & the Green Party.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Hey Hannah - not sure if you're up to much today?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
It's Reform Vs the Green Party. Vote for the Green Party. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour must search its conscience if Reform wins Gorton and Denton, says Green leader
Zack Polanski says Labour deliberately splitting left vote as voters head to the polls
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 26/02/2026
Hannah Spencer: councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and the only candidate who can beat Reform in Gorton & Denton today 💚
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Robert De Niro, "Trump is destroying our country" "We have to save the country" "Trump is the enemy of this country" "It's that simple"
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
A vote for Labour in Gorton and Denton Is a vote for Reform Do better, Vote Green bylinetimes.com/2026/02/24/e...
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Exclusive Poll: Anti-Reform Tactical Voters Poised to Defeat Nigel Farage's Party in Gorton and Denton By-election
Greens and Labour are in an effective dead heat against Reform UK, with tactical voters leaning towards Zack Polanski’s party
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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Zack and Hannah plotting menacingly (although not really coz they're smiling on a kids table in an outdoor park cafe!)Daily Mail - beware the green menace
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Ispy @gampajml.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Are you watching Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
He’s the antithesis of a decent Englishman. He’s sly, he’s divisive, he has, at best, a tenuous relationship with the truth. His avarice for wealth and power knows no bounds. Many of his acquaintances have friends who wish this country ill. Yet, the ignorant fawn over him.
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Ispy @gampajml.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Jim Radcliffe.....cunt!!!
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The Boss has spoken!
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Zack Polanski, "You can and absolutely must condemn antisemitism" "At the same time show solidarity to the Palestinian people"
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Great to talk to Channel 4 news. Gorton and Denton is between the Green Party and Reform. Hannah Spencer - our Mancunian plumber who knows the value of work. We're fighting back. Get involved: join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack with lots of cameras.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
It's Greens Vs Reform Hope Vs Hate. We must make sure hope wins. youtu.be/s5HdfCCaUgE?...
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Zack Polanski: Keir Starmer has Failed. The Green Party Will Replace Labour
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 28/01/2026
I love our country, but Nigel Farage wants to turn it into Trump’s America. We can’t let him. Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"We’re a movement for change with real answers to the struggles people across the country are facing – we have bold solutions to bring down bills, rebuild our public services and make life better for people in this country." metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
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Reform’s choice in Gorton and Denton tells you everything you need to know
Goodwin is a dangerous extremist with views on race that the vast majority of us find absolutely abhorrent.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Hundreds and hundreds of people have joined the Green Party since this was broadcast. Together - we are growing this movement. Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
No spoilers but we've gone the extra mile for this one....
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Reform losing. Green Party gaining. Country winning. Fight back with us: Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Paul Lewis @realpaullewis.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The US could not be clearer: It is not our ally. In which case keeping US servicemen on UK soil is a breach of UK sovereignty. Send the buggers back.
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Ispy @gampajml.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
We have to grow some fucking balls here!! Why are we not hearing this from every MP??
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
He’s the antithesis of a decent Englishman. He’s sly, he’s divisive, he has, at best, a tenuous relationship with the truth. His avarice for wealth and power knows no bounds. Many of his acquaintances have friends who wish this country ill. Yet, the ignorant fawn over him.
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