Thank you Poland, for showing faith in EU values under threat from the authoritarian right
Thank you Poland, for showing faith in EU values under threat from the authoritarian right
At least one good thing came out of the disaster of Brexit – it is serving as a bulwark against populism in Europe
At least one good thing came out of the disaster of Brexit – it is serving as a bulwark against populism in Europe
@theinspectorst
Was it really about Brexit, not abortion or other local policies?Well I certainly wouldn't say it was about Brexit, but I think Will Hutton's point is a good one - Brexit has been such a shit show that, by association, it has tarnished anti-EU populism right across Europe.
It's striking that many of the right-wing populist parties that were either openly or tacitly flirting with EU exit policies before 2016 have had to downplay or drop those positions to be credible with their voters after Brexit.
The article is also making more of a point about UK politics - that Poland serves as a good example for the UK of how a seemingly entrenched right-wing populist government can be defeated by liberal democratic values.