UK Greens Try to Get Serious on Economy as Party Climbs UK Polls

A new economic think tank linked to the UK’s Green Party is set to launch in the new year, as the left-wing party seeks to fend off criticism that it doesn’t understand the economy.

The organization, to be called Verdant, will be independent from the Greens and aim to provide progressive policy ideas suited to adoption by any left-of-center politicians, according to the party’s chief executive, Harriet Lamb. Caroline Lucas, the Greens’ former leader and first MP, will sit on the board.