The radicalisation of elites — Matthew Goodwin

Matthew Goodwin, Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, talks about how populism is not a protest movement but a distinct ideology which prioritises the interests of the national group against the ruling elite. This is a new, radical, elite that has come through the university system and is defined by it’s social liberalism or, in modern parlance, ’wokeness’. From our event Is Europe’s Future Populist? 0:00 Why populism 2:40 4 reasons of populist voters 8:22 The rise of the new elite 13:20 3 steps of radicalisation 21:10 The way forward