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No, King Andy has not vanquished populism

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By Brendan O'Neill Verified
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Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. So that’s it. Populism has peaked. It had its moment in the sun but now it lies gasping for breath on the battlefield of Makerfield, vanquished by the King of the North and his trusty sword of Manchesterism. That, at least, is the tenor of the Andy Burnham fangirling that’s trying to pass itself off as political commentary this morning.
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Makerfield and the battle for the soul of Britain

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By Brendan O'Neill Verified
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Imagine a Wetherspoons turned into a bearpit of political intrigue. That was the Sir Thomas Gerard in Ashton-in-Makerfield on Saturday afternoon. The whole place trembled from the thunder of clinking beer glasses and fierce debate about the future of the country. In one corner sat a noisy assembly of Pink Ladies, the grassroots movement of mums and nans pissed off with illegal immigration.
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Jerry Seinfeld and the dark truth about ‘Free Palestine’

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By Brendan O'Neill Verified
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I see Jerry Seinfeld has got the pompous left sobbing into their keffiyehs. His sin? He refused to buckle to their neo-religious mantra ‘Free Palestine’. The comedy legend was accosted by a YouTuber outside Madison Square Gardens in NYC last week. ‘Free Palestine’ feels like a jeer designed to taunt Jews “Can we get a ‘Free Palestine’?”, the streamer asked as he shoved his mic towards Seinfeld’s gob. Seinfeld smirked. He held his tongue. No ‘Free Palestine’ passed his lips. It gets better.
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