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Green Party's Polanski Proposes £8.4B Plan to Tackle Costs

3/18/2026

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Zack Polanski, the Green Party leader in the UK, will deliver a speech on economic challenges, arguing governments shifted the UK from manufacturing to privatized essentials, raising household costs.
Polanski calls for £8.4 billion in government support to mitigate rising energy prices amid global uncertainties.
His three-point plan includes rent controls, re-nationalizing water, and aligning capital gains tax with income tax, addressing what he calls the effects of austerity and Brexit.

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Zack Polanski, the Green Party leader in the UK, will deliver a speech on economic challenges, arguing governments shifted the UK from manufacturing to privatized essentials, raising household costs.
Polanski calls for £8.4 billion in government support to mitigate rising energy prices amid global uncertainties.
His three-point plan includes rent controls, re-nationalizing water, and aligning capital gains tax with income tax, addressing what he calls the effects of austerity and Brexit.