heretics. 573. Green Party Leader's "Breast Hypnosis" Origins - Tom Slater
Sep 18, 2025
Join Tom Slater, editor at Spiked and political commentator, as he critiques the Green Party's shift towards identity politics. He explores the troubling dynamics of a party obsessed with Palestine and the implications for Jewish members. Slater discusses the roots of environmentalism, linking it to authoritarian tendencies. The conversation highlights the smugness of centrist media, addressing how multiculturalism is failing ordinary Brits. Get ready for a provocative discussion on free speech, cultural divides, and the Islamo-Green alliance.
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Green Party's New Direction
- Tom Slater argues Green leader Zach Polanski is pushing the party toward Corbyn-style eco-populism and strong anti-Israel sentiment.
- Slater warns this shift normalises apologetics for Islamist groups and reshapes Green priorities away from environment.
Polanski's Hypnotherapy Past
- Tom Slater recounts Zach Polanski's past as a hypnotherapist who claimed to enlarge breasts by suggestion and sold 90-minute sessions for £220.
- Slater uses this history to illustrate the Green Party attracting eccentric figures.
Leadership Signals Entrenched Israelophobia
- Slater details Mothin Ali shouting "Allahu Akbar" and praising Gaza after election to deputy leader, linking it to broader Israelophobia in the Greens.
- He warns such rhetoric and campaigns have endangered Jewish individuals and normalised sectarian politics.
