Is anyone really going to buy Boris Johnson’s ‘people vs. the politicians’ election campaign?
Presenting himself as a man of the people is a major gamble for this prime minister. [Read now...]
Brexit, Windrush, Power... — Divide and rule Britannia.
The current narrative is “We live in a very divided Britain.” The truth is: it is all part of a strategy where media, politicians and social media combined their efforts to create a smoke-screen to cover their hidden agenda on Brexit, Windrush, immigration, money and power... [Read now...]
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PMP EXCLUSIVE
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Long-Read, Boris Johnson, Big Brother, Brexit, Brexiters, Citizens' Rights, Conservatives, Elections, EU Citizens, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Journalism, Media, Nationalism, Nigel Farage, Opinion, Populism, propaganda, Racism, Remain, Tax Avoidance, UK Politics, Windrush
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Boris Johnson PM — Populists now run the show, but what exactly are they offering?
We now have ‘Believe in Britain’ and ‘Make America Great Again’. This language posits itself as inclusive, but in reality creates the space for Trumpian excesses. [Read now...]
What is populism – and why is it so hard to define?
It’s a slippery concept but academics have reached agreement on some of its fundamental elements. [Read now...]
The awkward moment when ‘anti-Establishment’ Boris Johnson tells Tory members: “I stuck up for the bankers!”
At the first run-off Leadership Hustings for the Conservatives in Birmingham, self-styled ‘Man of the People’, ‘anti-Establishment’ and populist Boris Johnson told party members that he always stuck up for the very people he, until recently, turned his back on. Fact-checking Boris Johnson... [Read now...]
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PMP EXCLUSIVE
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Fact-Check, Banks, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Brexiters, Business, Conservatives, Establishment, Finances, Long-Read, Populism, UK Politics
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Brexit — With understanding comes progress.
Dr Helen De Cruz puts the pieces of the Brexit jigsaw puzzle together. On Austerity, the far-right and the Brexit Party. [Read now...]
Five things to look out for in the European Elections.
There is a lot to play for in this sprawling democratic exercise, so here are the most important matters at hand. [Read now...]
The return of fascism? Why this is the wrong question to ask.
By obsessing over labels, we avoid having to confront more difficult questions. [Read now...]
Austerity has created the perfect fertile compost for populism and nationalism to flourish.
On why a political void has slowly filled up with extremist ideologies and far-right sirens that lured voters away from mainstream parties. [Read now...]
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PMP EXCLUSIVE
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Populism, Nationalism, Far-Right, Brexit, Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Opinion
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From Slovakia, a new way to counter political toxicity?
Can fighting evil together be the way to go in parts of the world where populism and nationalism are winning? [Read now...]
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Slovakia, Populism, Politics, Nationalism, Opinion
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Brexit, populism, and a third way.
As the Brexit process grinds its way toward an unknown conclusion and the Trump administration comes unglued, it is worth reminding ourselves how two nations that regard themselves as the exemplars of free peoples could arrive in this current state of affairs. [Read now...]
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Greg Camp
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Opinion, Brexit, Donald Trump, Populism, Nationalism
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At the rate European disunion is going, Britain won’t need to exit.
How long before tensions within the European Union grow deeper and the rifts spread further? Rashmee Roshan Lall asks. [Read now...]
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European Union, Opinion, Populism, Nationalism
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