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Meet the ‘eco populist’ new leader of the Green Party
The Independent
|September 03, 2025
Former hypnotherapist Zack Polanski elected by landslide
The Green Party has elected London Assembly member Zack Polanski to be their leader for the next two years.
The former actor and hypnotherapist, 42, who was deputy leader from 2022, saw off competition from former leader Adrian Ramsay and another Green MP, Ellie Chowns, with a pitch that he could do for the Green Party what Nigel Farage has done for Reform and previously Ukip.
He describes his style of politics as “eco populism”, which galvanised party members, giving him a landslide victory over his rivals with 20,411 votes, while Ms Chowns and Mr Ramsay’s joint campaign received just 3,705 votes.
Mr Polanski was born David Paulden in 1982 to a Jewish family, who had adopted the surname after moving to the UK in an attempt to avoid antisemitism. When he turned 18, he decided to change his name, adopting his grandfather’s original surname to show his pride in his heritage.
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