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This is an excellent read in the Guardian, reporting on Nick Clegg‘s hard-hitting speach at Chatham House. Clegg highlights how a brew of rightwing EU bashers are playing on voter insecurity and cuts, fanning populist ideas is pushing Britain to margins
Source: Nick Clegg says threat of wealthy Brexit elite and populism damages UK | Politics | The Guardian
As pressure against a hard-Brexit increases, Clegg is timely to paint this vivid picture. Simply, this is the Far-Right elite and their populist message, leveraging their own advantage off the hardship of the majority.
It’s a shame that Clegg did not highlight the equally dangerous threat of the Far Left who have infiltrated the Labour Party. This week the Economist highlights that Jeremy Corbyn is lukewarm towards Brexit and more focused on domestic revolution in the UK.
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