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Mar 9, 2026 8 min

Despatch: How to beat Zack Polanski

from The Capitalist Hosted by CapX

Under Zack Polanski, the Greens have quietly abandoned environmentalism in favour of something far more combustible: a coalition of economic grievance, communal tension, and calculated identity politics. And it's working. Young Britons — priced out of homes, squeezed by taxes, shut out of stable careers — are turning to a party whose solutions would make every one of their problems dramatically worse. Wealth taxes that don't raise money. Rent controls that push up rents. A Gaza foreign policy built on sentiment rather than sense. But there is a counter-example. Across the Atlantic, a conservative politician managed the seemingly impossible: he made the Right cool to young voters again. His name is Pierre Poilievre, and Britain's political class would do well to pay attention. Joseph Dinnage, Deputy Editor of CapX, makes the case for why — and how — the British Right must go Canadian before it's too late. Despatch brings you the best writing from CapX's unrivalled daily newsletter from the heart of Westminster. Stay informed with CapX's unmissable daily briefings from the heart of Westminster. Go to capx.co to subscribe. Get full access to The CapX Briefing at briefing.capx.co/subscribe

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