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How reputable Conservatives paved the way for Trump and Brexit

How reputable Conservatives paved the way for Trump and Brexit

Anne Applebaum, Radek Sikorski and the smash-up on the right

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Jan 02, 2024
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Anne Applebaum at her Polish home

The Times has a rather odd piece today about Radek Sikorski, the new Polish foreign minister. Headlined “Why Poland’s new foreign minister reminds people of Boris Johnson,” it points out that Radek, like Johnson and indeed David Cameron, went to Oxford and joined the Bullingdon Club.

Well, yes, he did, and thank you for r…

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