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Oliver Eagleton

Oliver Eagleton

The Guardian

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‘Populism’: we used to know what it meant. Now the defining word of our era has lost its meaning

“Populism” may well have been the defining word of the previous decade: a shorthand for the insurgent parties that came to prominence in the...

18.02.2026 250

The Guardian

Oliver Eagleton

Rachel Reeves’s housing scandal was a small administrative error, but a big political mistake

03.11.2025 9

The Guardian

Oliver Eagleton

Why Tony Blair just can’t kick the habit of imperial interference in the Middle East

08.10.2025 9

The Guardian

Oliver Eagleton

The Labour right wants Wes Streeting in No 10. Why? What does he really stand for?

19.08.2025 8

The Guardian

Oliver Eagleton