I mean, finally, inequality is now at the centre of our debates. And i think that is really the sad thing about our times. We are being constantly told it's either this extreme or that extreme. But we have much more options than that. In my opinion, we should be very critical of populous demagogues who are exploiting and abusing some genuine grievances. No one has the right to belittle these grievances. Indeed, while i respect those grievances, i might be verycritical of the populas demogoks who are exploiting those pugen so i make a distinction therehere's to the art of summering in wisconsin, to playing in cities with lakes in the back yard
A delve into the archive and back to 2019 when we debated a motion asking whether the left’s policies of high immigration and multiculturalism caused the disaffection which has given rise to populism? Or was it the right, with its tabloid scare stories about foreigners eroding national identity? We were joined by Matthew Goodwin, Professor of Politics at Kent University; politician Daniel Hannan; Elif Shafak, award-winning novelist; and John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor, columnist and author. The discussion was chaired by BBC journalist and broadcaster Ritula Shah.
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