5 Jun 2019

In my last column, I wrote about the rise of populism globally and some of the surprising political outcomes which had ensued as a result. Without doubt, the biggest of these was the election of Trump as President in the USA. Now, a couple of years on, it’s possible to see the real effect of populist politics where it meets economic reality and his case serves as a microcosm of what can be expected in other populist regimes.

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