Tracing the Rise of Populism
About Tracing the Rise of Populism
Speakers – The Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Professor Jane Green FAcSS FAAAS and Richard Foster
Join in for a timely conversation exploring one of the defining political stories of our era: why populism is on the rise.
The Rt. Hon. Liam Byrne MP and Professor Jane Green bring together political and academic perspectives on the origins of populism’s growth.
Liam Byrne draws on his new book, Why Populists Are Winning – And How to Beat Them, tracing populism’s roots to a broken economic promise: as wage growth has stalled since the financial crisis, politics has become increasingly zero-sum, with people scrambling to protect what little they have.
Jane Green brings her research on how economic insecurity and social fragmentation are driving voters towards populist movements.
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Ticket prices:
Full price – £10.00
Concessions (Student, disability, benefits, under 18) – £5.00
All orders will be subject to a per transaction booking fee of £1.50
Dates & times:
Wednesday 20 January 2027 at 5.30pm
Doors open at 5.00pm
Running time:
1 hour 30 minutes, without an interval
