Polling shows public see the Green Party as the anti-establishment party

According to new polling from Ipsos, the British public see the Green Party as the true anti-establishment party:

The Green Party is most likely to be on the side of "the people" (39%), followed by the Liberal Democrats at 33% and Reform UK at 28%.

The Conservative Party is most likely to be seen as on the side of "the establishment" (62%) 👉 https://t.co/YY0tJovzBR pic.twitter.com/Wi3MLCweSe

— Ipsos in the UK (@Ipsos_in_the_UK) July 14, 2026

Green Party: for the people

The above polling tells us a few interesting things:

• Pretty much no one thinks the Tories are a party of ‘the people’ – only 13% of voters. The Tories still attract around 20% of the national vote share, which is interesting, because it shows many Tory voters don’t give a sh*t about ‘the people’ (who could have guessed?).
• Voters think the Liberal Democrats are more anti-establishment than Reform UK.
• More voters think Labour are pro-establishment than pro-people.

Reform UK’s polling is particularly interesting, because the party explicitly sells itself as ‘anti-establishment’. As we’ve reported, Reform UK is basically just the Tories with a harder stance on migration, which is why all the former Tory donors have flocked to it.

Reform MP Robert Jenrick, a former Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Housing Secretary, health minister and immigration minister, tells @BBCr4today: "We are not mainstream politicians, we are politicians who are fighting the establishment every single day."

— Kevin Schofield (@KevinASchofield) July 14, 2026

While Reform’s loyal supporters have bought the ‘anti-establishment’ shtick, the broader public has not. This explains why more national voters want Count Binface to win than Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election. Reform has certainly built up a base of support, but in doing so it’s polarised the rest of the electorate against it, leaving the party vulnerable to tactical voting.

Reform certainly manages to attract a lot of attention with its anti-establishment crusading. The problem is the pushback that comes with this attention:

"The Met police are investigating half a million pounds worth of donations made to [Reform] before the last election by Fiona Cottrell. Now she's an aristocrat, she's said to have dated Prince Charles in the 1970s.."

Tell me again how Reform aren't part of the establishment. pic.twitter.com/5AisUPhpD3

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) July 10, 2026

Your enemy arrives by private jet not a small boat.

Farage literally is part of the establishment.

Never Vote Reform pic.twitter.com/dxSuCTwsXC

— Socialist Opera Singer (@OperaSocialist) April 17, 2026

“For the people”

Reacting to the polling, Zack Polanski said:

The party for the people. And the planet.

As we’ve reported, the Green Party does actually have policies which would benefit the broader public, including:

• Wealth taxes.
• Renationalisation.
• Maximum workplace temperatures.
• Plans to restore British high streets.
• Rent controls.

Reform UK, meanwhile, are offering little besides endless whining about Black and Brown people – all to distract from infinite tax cuts for their mates.

Featured image via the Canary