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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 38 MIN

Is this the Green Party's moment?

from The Rundown by PoliticsHome · host PoliticsHome

This week PoliticsHome has once again teamed up with the pollsters at ThinksInsight, for a special episode looking at the Green Party, and those voters thinking of backing Zack Polanski at the next election.Like our previous episode on potential switchers to Reform, we’re going to look at the results of focus groups with former Labour voters flirting with the Greens, as well as those strongly thinking about backing them, and assess why they are having a moment within our new multi-party environment, ahead of their three-way fight with Labour and Reform in next week’s by-election in Gorton and Denton, and looking to May’s crucial local elections across the UK.Joining host Alain Tolhurst to discuss the Greens current success is one of their MPs, Ellie Chowns - who won the  North Herefordshire seat in 2024 - along with Allie Jennings, director at ThinksInsight and who conducted the focus groups and polling, and PolHome editor Adam Payne.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot

This week PoliticsHome has once again teamed up with the pollsters at ThinksInsight, for a special episode looking at the Green Party, and those voters thinking of backing Zack Polanski at the next election.Like our previous episode on potential switchers to Reform, we’re going to look at the results of focus groups with former Labour voters flirting with the Greens, as well as those strongly thinking about backing them, and assess why they are having a moment within our new multi-party environment, ahead of their three-way fight with Labour and Reform in next week’s by-election in Gorton and Denton, and looking to May’s crucial local elections across the UK.Joining host Alain Tolhurst to discuss the Greens current success is one of their MPs, Ellie Chowns - who won the  North Herefordshire seat in 2024 - along with Allie Jennings, director at ThinksInsight and who conducted the focus groups and polling, and PolHome editor Adam Payne.To sign up for our newsletters click herePresented by Alain Tolhurst, produced by Nick Hilton and edited by Ewan Cameron for Podot

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