Borris Johnson and the Populist Instincts Are Still There

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Populist instinct is still there, says Clare Balding. People want to have a say in the way society is organized and be taken seriously. If this leads to an actual final death or serious demise of some of the bigger political parties, it could be quite another creative and quite exciting mome it could be. But history doesn't handy things, right?

After the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and with a leadership election looming, UnHerd convened some regular contributors for an emergency roundtable.

Has the populist experiment run its course in the UK, or is it only just beginning?

Joining Freddie Sayers to see beyond the Westminster speculation and get to grips with this historical moment were non-affiliated life peer of the House of Lords Baroness Claire Fox and UnHerd writers Will Lloyd and Aris Roussinos.

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