Much as I would have loved to see Zack Polanski in Parliament, I think the Greens were absolutely right to pick a local candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election rather than parachuting in someone from out of the area.

I wish Hannah Spencer every success.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj5gplpl9o

#GortonAndDenton #GortonAndDentonByElection #HannahSpencer #VoteGreen #UKPolitics

That clip of Hannah Spencer shows a major difference between genuine grassroots politics and stage-managed BS.

Compare the stilted 'they aren't actors but they are trying to act' versus the honest humanity of the speakers.

Compare the "applaud now / cheer now" reactions of the right wing audience of a Lab/Con/LD/Refash/etc. and the crowd reactions there.

I expect attacks on:

• Her accent
• Her heritage
• Her looks / fashion / femininity

The RW press will be tearing through the image searches for her looking like an actual working person and they will probably find something that just reinforces her credentials and try to present it as negative.

#Greens #UKPolitics #GortonAndDentonByelection

That clip of Hannah Spencer shows a major difference between genuine grassroots politics and stage-managed BS.

Compare the stilted 'they aren't actors but they are trying to act' versus the honest humanity of the speakers.

Compare the "applaud now / cheer now" reactions of the right wing audience of a Lab/Con/LD/Refash/etc. and the crowd reactions there.

I expect attacks on:

• Her accent
• Her heritage
• Her looks / fashion / femininity

The RW press will be tearing through the image searches for her looking like an actual working person and they will probably find something that just reinforces her credentials and try to present it as negative.

#Greens #UKPolitics #GortonAndDentonByelection

Much as I would have loved to see Zack Polanski in Parliament, I think the Greens were absolutely right to pick a local candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election rather than parachuting in someone from out of the area.

I wish Hannah Spencer every success.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj5gplpl9o

#GortonAndDenton #GortonAndDentonByElection #HannahSpencer #VoteGreen #UKPolitics