Can the Green Surge come to Scotland?
Can the Green Surge come to Scotland? Sunday National, 26 October 2025 Gerry Hassan Zack Polanski’s recent election as leader of the Greens in England and Wales was a major moment in UK politics. It has acted as a lightning bolt, offering hope to many who want to see the existing Westminster consensus and rightward drift of UK politics reversed. Green membership in England and Wales has exploded; in the past week it has surpassed the entire UK membership of the once powerful Tories. Several polls have shown the Greens not only rising across the UK but closing in on
