Nigel Farage’s mutinous army
Reform’s local election rally in Birmingham was soured by pessimism – and rumblings of internal dissent.
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Denmark shows how Labour can defeat the populist right
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats have transformed the immigration debate to the centre left’s advantage.
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Elon Musk shows the perils of populism
Politicians must set clear boundaries or they will be taken to a very dark place.
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Why is Elon Musk tweeting about Britain’s grooming gangs?
The British right should be wary of importing American populism.
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Nigel Farage won’t become prime minister
The problem for Reform is the gap between its positions and those of the country.
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Why the assassination of Brian Thompson ignited American politics
The UnitedHealthcare CEO is seen as part of a supposedly tyrannical oligarchy.
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The counter-elite gambled on Trump and won
The energy in politics is with the populist right – and the left doesn’t know how to respond.
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Bill Clinton reckons with populism
In his memoir, Citizen, the former president struggles to understand why his brand of post-New Deal American liberalism has failed.
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The farmers’ revolt is coming for Labour
This march could be the first stirring of a populist rebellion against the government.
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Jordan Peterson’s prophecies
The Canadian thinker’s self-made deity is a symptom of the modern Western malady.
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Kevin Roberts’s fire-breathing American right
In his book Dawn’s Early Light, the architect of Project 2025 preaches the necessity of burning Washington’s “elite” institutions to…
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The rise of Charlie Kirk
The online provocateur has gained extraordinary influence within Trump's team.
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We need to start learning from Joe Rogan and co
The right is much better at exploiting the populist reach of podcasts and influencers.
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We’re going to find out how bad Project 2025 will be
Trump 2.0 may immiserate America in a way his first time in office could not.
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Kamala Harris and the perils of identity politics
The Democrats’ decision to choose a vice-president for tokenistic reasons was always destined to backfire.
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Britain must learn from America’s populist disaster
If we don’t, we shall be doomed to repeat it.
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How to survive the age of anger
In Josh Cohen’s All the Rage, a psychoanalyst offers a path through the divisive world of online grievance and populist…
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Spain’s floods have unleashed the politics of anger
With even the King coming under personal attack, the country has entered one of its worst crises in living memory.
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The American election belongs to the oligarchy
Self-interested plutocrats are bankrolling both candidates.
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Universal basic capital could deflate Britain’s populist bubble
Reform is winning where wealth growth is weak. We need radical solutions.
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