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This, of course, is exactly what Sunak has been doing, and to a lesser extent the Tories have been doing since Cameron at least.

Don’t blame voters for a far right surge in Europe. Blame the far right’s mainstream copycats

Don’t blame voters for a far right surge in Europe. Blame the far right’s mainstream copycatswww.theguardian.com Far right ideology has not changed, it has become normalised in the minds of voters, thanks to a snowball effect

They’re great at saying ‘you don’t beat extremists by pandering to them’ when talking about some things but then doing exactly that when faced with right wing populism. Self interest and ideological blind spots are powerful things