{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6b2fc9ba-b9b7-4b7a-b980-e0024facd926/69f9f7ad82781c7c45719d06?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Zack Polanski: Corbyn's true heir?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f75c1a8cbe0c083cee79/1777988861888-5695f602-5803-43fc-9d2a-d778446b8749.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Crowds of young people chant his name but the Green leader is \"nervous\", says Ailbhe Rea.</p><p><br></p><p>--</p><p><br></p><p>A year ago, Zack Polanksi was relatively unknown. Now, he's leading an \"eco-populist\" movement that has revitalised the Green Party and looks likely to propel a left-wing surge in the May local elections.</p><p><br></p><p>Ailbhe Rea profiled the Green leader for the New Statesman, meeting him shortly after he'd been addressing young activists. She found a \"sweet, slightly nervous\" man who admits he still has much to learn about running a political party. </p><p><br></p><p>Here Ailbhe speaks to Anoosh Chakelian about Zack Polanski's political position, his unusual background, and the lessons he might learn from Jeremy Corbyn.</p><p><br></p><p>LISTEN NEXT: </p><p><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/40ac96\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Attacks on Jews are an indictment of Keir Starmer's Britain</a></p><p><br></p><p>READ: </p><p><a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/the-ns-profile/2026/04/who-is-the-real-zack-polanski\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Zack Polanski is still learning</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}