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Another, related phenomenon that’s been overlooked is that these “topsy turvey” politics are hardly unique to Britain. Left-of-center parties in most parts of the Anglosphere, as well as other Western democracies, have seen the equivalent of their own ‘Red Walls’ collapsing.
Listen onSpotify Veteran political journalist Steve Richards talks to Toby Young about the U.K.’s forthcoming General Election, becoming a stage performer late in life, and his recent book about recent British Prime Ministers. This podcast was recorded in front of a live studio audience at the Battle of
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The next three months, between now and October 31st, will reveal whether that was a historical premonition or a sophomoric illusion.
If one referendum isn’t enough to resolve the matter, why would two be enough?
A belief in democracy, in the capacity for governance among “ordinary people,” and a distrust of cognitive elites is what definitively sets populists apart from fascists.
But should all political comment on religion have to pass an offense test to be allowed?
If we teach men and boys that simple chivalry is a form of sexism that must be opposed, how do we convince them to commit to the braver, more difficult chivalrous demands?
If one is serious about defending liberal order, then one should be prepared to spend. After all, freedom isn’t free, and Uncle Sucker won’t be there forever.
The real task is to regain popular trust and a place in the life of ordinary people.
At 72%, turnout was extraordinarily high by the standards of recent general elections, but especially in the pro-Leave areas.