Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Advisor to Boris Johnson ©Lauren Hurley/PA Wire/Press Association Images
The UK Referendum, An Easy Guide To Leaving The EU, Gerard Lyons
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Historically, populist movements have drawn support by preying on insecurity and uncertainty. As the wonderful historian Margaret Macmillan has written, these movements evoke the past to persuade supporters that “good times” can return. They offer assurances and the certainty of control. And they also claim to deliver a new economic dawn. Today in the US, by way of example, Donald Trump is promising to make America great …read more
Source: Prospect
