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Why Populists Are Winning (and How To Beat Them)

Why Populists Are Winning (and How To Beat Them)

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Rafael Behr talks to the Rt Hon. Liam Byrne, Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill & Solihull North, Chair of the Commons Business & Trade Committee, former minister under Blair & Brown, and author of Why Populists Are Winning and How to Beat Them.


We cover:


  • The "three chords" of populism — national renewal, nostalgia, and crisis. Liam breaks down the deep emotional structure behind every populist message, from Orbán to Farage.
  • Why the economic conditions are ripe —
  • The populist media machine
  • Why Farage is different
  • How the left fights back
  • Taking aim at the "selfish minority"
  • Why Liam is optimistic — the new generation of MPs who are "entrepreneurial, energetic, super smart, and deeply rooted in their communities.



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