Dec 26 2023 35 mins 18
Elections across the world are increasingly being won by parties described as ‘populist’, but what does the term actually mean?
According to our national broadcaster, it means “far right-wing, neo-fascist, xenophobic, racist, anti-Islamist…(the list goes on)”. But they would say that, wouldn’t they?
Parties described as ‘populist’ may be economically left-leaning, right leaning or centrist - some are Social Democrats - but they are unified in representing the values and aspirations of an electorate let down by the establishment parties and institutions.
A vote for any ‘populist’ party is a vote for patriotism, nation state, secure borders, family, faith and community – a sense of rootedness and identity.
It is a vote against excessive individualism, globalisation, unchecked free-market capitalism, open labour markets and supra-national organisations.
Populism is a revolution against social and economic neoliberalism, an ideology which has grotesquely overreached and is now – thankfully! - destroying itself thanks to its inherent contradictions.
Rod Liddle and William Clouston discuss the roots of neoliberalism, its impacts on our society, and its current demise.
Good riddance, says Rod:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/good-riddance-to-neoliberalism/
Learn more about the SDP at: https://sdp.org.uk/
Promoted by R. Malyn on behalf of the Social Democratic Party at 272 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JR
