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Nov 2023
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196. Why are the far-right on the rise?

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Should Britain give the Elgin Marbles back to Greece? Will people be financially better off following Hunt's Autumn statement? Why have populists like Javier Milei and Geert Wilders performed so well in recent elections?


Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss these topics and more in today's episode of The Rest is Politics.


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