"The recent EU election results are part of an ongoing political shift – a shift driven by a backlash against the liberal globalist orthodoxy of so many European governments." Me, on the national popu

jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

"The recent EU election results are part of an ongoing political shift – a shift driven by a backlash against the liberal globalist orthodoxy of so many European governments." Me, on the national popu

jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

[Pay Wall] Article: National populism is on the march – why is anyone surprised? [Paul Embery | Jun 11, 2024 | paulembery.com per Substack] https://www.paulembery.com/p/national-populism-is-on-the-march

Please share if you find link without pay wall, thank you!

Source: https://x.com/PaulEmbery/status/1806599718681665832

Voters across Europe are sick and tired of having the things they hold most dear violated

Back in 2016, the year that the UK voted to leave the European Union and Americans voted for Trump, a wry letter was published in the pages of the Financial Times. Penned by Keith Craig, a businessman and former diplomat, the letter explained in a couple of short but blisteringly insightful paragraphs why these two events had occurred. Mr Craig wrote: