Has Far-Right Politics Entered The Mainstream in the UK? With Daniel Trilling
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Serenti. When ideas once associated with the political fringe begin shaping mainstream debate, how should democracies respond? And what does the rise of populist nationalism reveal about the anxieties and frustrations driving politics in Britain today? On today's episode, Daniel Trilling, journalist and author, joined Sophie Scott Brown, historian and philosopher, to discuss Trilling's new book, If We Tolerate This, How the British Establishment Made the Far Right respectable, and the forces behind the growing influence of far-right politics in the UK.
Let's join our host, Sophie Scott Brown, now with more. Hello, welcome to Intelligence Squared. I'm Sophie Scott Brown and I'm joined today by journalist Daniel Trilling. Daniel is the author of books including Bloody Nasty People, The Rise of Britain's Far Right and Lights in the Distance, Exile and Refuge at the Borders of Europe. His work has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, the Political Book Awards, and the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing, but he's here today with us to talk about his new book,
if we tolerate this, how the British establishment made the far right respectable. And obviously, given recent events here in Britain, the local elections, nothing could be more topical than this subject right now. So, Daniel, a very warm welcome to Intelligence Squared. I'm really looking forward to having a discussion with you on the on your book. Uh congratulations, by the way, a very, very timely book indeed, raising lots of important questions.
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