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Could Zack Polanski be any more of an obnoxious twat?

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HeadDeskHeadDesk · 23/04/2026 19:11

Just seen him saying this:

'I am concerned about the rise in antisemitism and we know Jewish communities are saying they feel unsafe. There is a conversation to be had over whether it's a perception that they feel unsafe or whether they are actually unsafe.'

WTAF? Can you imagine if a politician said that to Muslims after a series of absolutely awful targeted attacks where people have died?

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the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 20:38

I read an article in the Guardian online where a journalist shadowed him for a few days and he is certainly making an impact. He is approached by people who want to talk to him, but this is probably because he isn’t the usual type of party leader and seems personable.
Their policies are madness , but people will buy into them , sad to say. They know which demographics to appeal to as well.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 27/04/2026 20:31

It was a crash, but interviews like this only help cement his popularity within his party.

the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 20:23

The ‘ bigger boobs’ thing won’t go away. Things follow you around these days.
Personally, I would rather have smaller ones thanks !
.. 🙏

the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 20:21

Yes. Eventually she turned it around , but he started off having a pop at Ed Balls and his wife.
It was an odd interview all round.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 27/04/2026 20:20

After the boobage questions!

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 27/04/2026 20:20

the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 20:18

To be fair, Suzanna Reid saved that interview as she rallied round and tried to make him see that he needed to answer the questions. He would probably say that they were being hostile.

Eventually..

the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 20:18

To be fair, Suzanna Reid saved that interview as she rallied round and tried to make him see that he needed to answer the questions. He would probably say that they were being hostile.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 27/04/2026 20:10

The GMB interview was painful.

Getting slaughtered on breakfast television is quite the achievement.

HeadDeskHeadDesk · 27/04/2026 19:41

Crocsarentslippers · 27/04/2026 16:09

I deal with the public, I'm also a member of the public. Your son hasn't got any unique insight ( your post is a bit cringy to be honest)

I know the public are stupid as they voted for Brexit and STILL believe what the grifting chancer Farage says.

Politics now is just about who can tell the most believable lies, and Reform Ltd are the best bullshitters around at the moment.

Who will you be voting for?

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the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 18:48

They are not ‘ green ‘ are they! It’s almost an oxymoron to say they want to build everywhere and have open borders. It was brought up this morning, but he didn’t make a lot of sense around what the policy actually would entail ( because it’s not a council election policy and so on)

the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 18:46

That’s ok Chardonnay!
The Green Green Party like the old ones were may do well! This ‘ new ‘ party is just on steroids.
ZP isn’t even an MP , the rules around running a party and not being one baffles me. I know it’s allowed , but it feels wrong. ( I don’t know the reasons why it’s allowed and other parties have had this too )

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 27/04/2026 18:45

5MinuteArgument · 27/04/2026 18:40

I think they'll get votes from young people because of the housing crisis. Young people are priced out of owning a home and rents are astronomical. As long as we tolerate this crazy situation, parties like the Greens will pick up votes.

Not that their policies will help, especially open borders.

Do they really think we can build the country out of a housing crisis when simultaneously feeding the crisis with their open borders policy?

And where will water, electricity and sewer capacity come from? How green is that?

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 27/04/2026 18:42

the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 18:39

I agree! This party may as well be called the ‘ new Greens’

Sorry, didn’t see your post.

Agree though.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 27/04/2026 18:41

5MinuteArgument · 27/04/2026 18:34

I'm disappointed the Greens have gone over to the Islamo-Left instead of the tree-huggers of old. I'm a bit of a tree-hugger myself and I won't be able to use them as a protest vote anymore.

I think we need a new, properly green Green Party.

5MinuteArgument · 27/04/2026 18:40

I think they'll get votes from young people because of the housing crisis. Young people are priced out of owning a home and rents are astronomical. As long as we tolerate this crazy situation, parties like the Greens will pick up votes.

Not that their policies will help, especially open borders.

the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 18:39

5MinuteArgument · 27/04/2026 18:34

I'm disappointed the Greens have gone over to the Islamo-Left instead of the tree-huggers of old. I'm a bit of a tree-hugger myself and I won't be able to use them as a protest vote anymore.

I agree! This party may as well be called the ‘ new Greens’

5MinuteArgument · 27/04/2026 18:34

I'm disappointed the Greens have gone over to the Islamo-Left instead of the tree-huggers of old. I'm a bit of a tree-hugger myself and I won't be able to use them as a protest vote anymore.

MaturingCheeseball · 27/04/2026 18:10

They hide the Mothin Ali person - I’m not quite getting how his burka-clad wife marries up with the gyrating bondage crew on that stage with Zack Polanski and Hannah Spencer. I doubt if they’d like her greyhounds, for a start.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 27/04/2026 18:06

His interview was a car crash of epic proportions on GM tv and he just didn’t seem to grasp what was being asked of him

I wouldn't expect him to, @the80sweregreat; it seems he's not there to develop anything sensible, but to spout soundbites for the kind of people incapable of thinking beyond them

The idea of him actually trying to run a government's unthinkable, but luckily I very much doubt it'll ever come to that

Chersfrozenface · 27/04/2026 17:56

What do they know of real life, who only Camden know?

ScarlettOYara · 27/04/2026 17:55

Would open borders work in the Middle East, I wonder?

the80sweregreat · 27/04/2026 17:54

If ZP wasn’t a young trendy man I don’t think many would take him seriously, but even I admit has a certain charisma ( for young people ) and the whole ‘ sticking it to the man ‘ will be popular with some people who feel that they are being left behind.
It’s all unworkable nonsense though , I liked Hannah Spencer’s speech at first , but it soon transcended into the kind of policies and beliefs that would bankrupt you within months. Open borders is a nightmare, where will everyone live?
I read they will do well in Camden apparently.

CornishDaughteroftheDawn · 27/04/2026 16:31

It really does feel like many people have lost their mind.

I am utterly mystified at how anyone can look at ZP and MA and their dangerous and unfeasible policies and consider giving them a vote.

Crocsarentslippers · 27/04/2026 16:09

HeadDeskHeadDesk · 24/04/2026 19:44

That would have sounded implausible to me at one time and even now I'm inclined to think it has to be a massive exaggeration. However, my son runs a business and needs to communicate daily with dozens of members of the public via email. He said 'mum, my business partner warned me that the average person is incredibly stupid and I thought he was being unfair. But no, it turns out he's right. I am staggered every day by just how incredibly stupid so many people are.'

He's given me some examples and wow, he's not wrong. 😂

I deal with the public, I'm also a member of the public. Your son hasn't got any unique insight ( your post is a bit cringy to be honest)

I know the public are stupid as they voted for Brexit and STILL believe what the grifting chancer Farage says.

Politics now is just about who can tell the most believable lies, and Reform Ltd are the best bullshitters around at the moment.

ScarlettOYara · 27/04/2026 16:04

Flossette · 27/04/2026 15:45

Are these people just idiots? Are they not capable of thinking? Do they still think the Green Party are the cuddly environmentalists we always used to use for our protest votes? Have they really been paying that little attention?

Who knows. It's baffling.