Why populism became popular
It appeals more to a way of thinking than to a set of ideas — but is it just wrong?
It appeals more to a way of thinking than to a set of ideas — but is it just wrong?

On birth rates, the lockdown and above all Brexit, the right is out of touch with the public

It is too soon to conclude that the wave that began in 2016 with Trump and Brexit has subsided

Insurgent parties to left and right peddle nonsense economics but enjoy dramatically rising support

History suggests the political approach ends in unsustainable debt and lower GDP

Distorted attacks by the populist right are really about demography

New insights into motivation and strength of feeling could help democracy work better