Green party must avoid being taken over by hard left, says former leader
Summary
Former Green Party leader Adrian Ramsay said the party should reform its internal rules to prevent small groups from having outsized influence and to give more members a say on policy. He urged the party to reject a conference motion describing Zionism as racism before its regular two-year review, while saying he would remain in the party and was not calling for leader Zack Polanski to resign.Key Facts
- Ramsay said some new members from the hard left were seeking to change the party’s direction and used divisive tactics.
- He said 0.4% of party members voted for the Zionism-is-racism motion and called for a ballot or survey of the wider membership.
- Ramsay said the party should change its rules so policy reflects a wider membership, not mainly those attending its annual conference.
- He said he was not planning to leave the party or asking Polanski to stand down.
- Ramsay said the party should focus on climate, nature and the cost-of-living crisis.
- He said the motion conflicted with the party’s 2024 manifesto, which he said supports equal rights and self-determination for Palestinians and Israelis.
- A spokesperson for Greens Organise said Ramsay had lost a previous leadership contest by 84% and cited more than 150,000 members joining under Polanski’s leadership.
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