c/uk_politics · by RubberDuck@lemmy.world · 184d

I’ve never taken drugs or drunk alcohol, says Zack Polanski

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/01/zack-polanski-green-party-legalise-drugs-alcohol

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11 Comments

Zombie@feddit.uk · 27 pts · 184d (3 replies)

He told Kuenssberg that politicians who admitted taking drugs and then advocated for incarcerating drug users were taking a “hypocritical approach”, when a “public health approach” was needed to prevent deaths.

Hear hear

mannycalavera@feddit.uk · 10 pts · 184d (1 reply)

HE SAID THAT POLITICIANS WERE HYPOCRITES AND A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH SHOULD BE TAKEN TO COMBAT DRUG USE.

rmuk@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 184d

HELL YEAH BROTHER, I'M CRANKIN' MY HO- sorry, wrong community.

jimmy90@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 184d

excellent policy by the green guy

a holistic approach on drugs will change the world

the hypocrisy does not matter

Kolanaki@pawb.social · -2 pts · 184d (1 reply)

I bet he drinks tea and so is lying about taking drugs (tea has caffeine in it).

Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 184d

He's a Mormon

steeznson@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 184d (3 replies)

Like the guy but he leads the Greens FFS lol

Edit: Left the comment first thing and realising now the phrasing is ambiguous. Should have read:

"I like the guy but I'm skeptical he has never tried drugs given that he leads the Greens lol"

Highstronaught@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 184d (1 reply)

If you like him, do you like the policys of the party? If you like both why not vote for them?

steeznson@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 184d

I was just implying that people in the Greens have a reputation for being assosicated with cannibis legalisation so I thought the headline was funny.

My personal policies are actually the opposite of what will likely be on the Green manifesto however I like the man as a person, and respect him. To my eye he seems to have the X-factor that the public seem to engage with, backed up by a consistent set of beliefs and a vision.

Depending on how strong his vision is, I might be tempted to vote for him regardless of my personal policy preferences because vision has been missing for a long time in UK politics.

Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 184d

That's right, britain will never have a non whig-tory party in power.

Whoops, wrong century.

That's right britail will never have a non Labour-conservative party in power.

Ignore Reform UK being either opposition or government next elections.

ohulancutash@feddit.uk · -4 pts · 184d

So he was sober when he tried to con people with hypnotic plastic surgery??