Populaism means something that other people like, but that i don't like. It isn't actually used to mean what the word literally means - elevation of individual above collective and emphasis on pesonal freedom. There's no populis kind of movement that sweeps across america, britain, the continent, turkey and so forth. These things will not last. In historical terms these big movements come up and they fade away,. But while they are here, they are very, very serious indeed. And we cannot but taketakear take account of them.
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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