From strife-torn France to the UK, rightwing populists win when they stir chaos while promising order | Rafael Behr
Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump are arsonists who play at being firefighters.
The Guardian reports: Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump are arsonists who play at being firefighters.
Nigel Farage is finding that act harder to pull off in Andy Burnham’s Britain An election where one side represents chaos will nearly always be won by the party that promises order instead. Public fatigue after years of turbulent Tory rule accounted for Labour’s 2024 landslide victory more than any policy in Keir Starmer’s manifesto.
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