Populism is a corrupted version of democracy, which casts judges, MPs & journalists as "enemies of the people". It views dissent as sabotage & opposition as treason. It has now won a UK election. So how do we roll it back? My latest for the @NewStatesman. newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
@NewStatesman The rise of populism is a global phenomenon. With the ascent of Boris Johnson, it moved into the heart of the British government. 
@NewStatesman "From the moment he took office, Boris Johnson posed as the champion of "the people" against their enemies in Parliament".
@NewStatesman "The tragedy of all this is that it succeeded. A strategy based on trashing parliament, threatening broadcasters & corrupting public debate won for the Conservatives their biggest majority in a generation. That discovery may do more damage than any new legislation."
