Dane Yates

Since the election of Zack Polanski as leader last year, there has been a noticeable shift in the tone and image of the Green Party of England and Wales. Up until very recently, the Greens were largely viewed as a fringe protest party, supported by liberal environmentalists and middle-class progressive voters – sometimes earning them the moniker ‘Tories on bikes’. Their electoral strongholds, meanwhile, were concentrated in the South, in cities like Bristol and Brighton.

Last month, super-rich football club Manchester City announced that they are filing a court claim against the Premier League. This season’s champions are trying to strike down rules around large sponsorship deals, which the club’s lawyers claim are incompatible with UK competition law. This shows just how far the ‘beautiful game’ has been removed from its working-class origins and supporter bases.