Brexit is now 10 years old, but what many Remainers still fail to see, says Professor James Alexander, is that their cause was doomed from the start, for the word 'Leave' is eminently more appealing than 'Remain'.

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It's been 10 years since the Brexit vote, a revolution that, along with the rise of Trump, academics branded 'populism'. But the truth, says Prof James Alexander, is that it’s been a decade of relentless anti-populism.

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Labour’s goal of 'dynamic alignment' with the EU is bad news for the party's beloved Net Zero, says Ben Pile. Even more than in Britain, the backlash in Europe against ruinous climate policies is gathering steam.

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