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Dec 2022
30m 39s

Fresh prince: The new face of the Green ...

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Climate change remains a key political issue. But with multiple crises mounting, are the Greens a one policy party? Ros Taylor is joined by Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party, to talk about what they want and what's missing from mainstream political discourse.


  • “Only two countries used FPTP – Belarus and the UK.”
  • “Too often politics operates in silos – and we are interested in systems thinking and change.”
  • “People are sick of the two party system.”
  • “We need a positive message on immigration.”
  • “Keir Starmer won’t talk to us, even though the environment is a crucial issue.”
  • “It's irresponsible for a leader to say they will get to net zero on technologies that don’t exist yet.” 


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Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Alex Rees, Jet Gerbertson. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio production by Jade Bailey. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Music: Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.

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