Polanski: £8.4B for Energy, Rent Controls, Renationalization

0:00On March 18, Zach Polansky, the Green Party leader, is delivering a major speech today, criticizing how decades of privatization have shifted Britain. From a manufacturing powerhouse, to an economy where everyday essentials like water, energy, and housing are rented back to people at high costs. He argues this has left households exposed to shocks, including the recent spike in fuel prices tied to tensions with Iran. Polansky is calling for 8.4 billion pounds in government support to shield families from potential 300-pound increases in energy bills next year. He wants this funded by tightening the windfall tax on energy firms while outlining a three-part economic plan that includes rent controls. Renationalizing water companies and separating electricity prices from gas costs. Under Polansky's six-month leadership, the Greens have seen membership boom and now lead labor and conservatives in some polls. They recently want to buy election in Gordon and Denton, building momentum despite the party's decentralized structure that lets members shape policies.

1:03The speech also takes aim at past governments, from Margaret Thatcher's privatization wave and austerity measures to Brexit, which Polansky says has, shrunk the economy by 6-8% compared to staying in the European Union. Looking ahead, he's pushing for a fresh economic philosophy that taps into compassion and care to rebuild. Looking beyond what he calls, managed decline. For a system that truly supports everyday workers.