Why populists are winning and how to beat them

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  Welcome to the LSE events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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  Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.

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  Okay, welcome everyone to this LSE public event to mark the launch of the new book by Liam Byrne,

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  Why Populists Are Winning and How to Beat Them.

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  So in this rather quiet, uneventful week for UK politics,

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  it 's great that so many of you could be here with us tonight, both in person and online.

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  My name's Andy Summers.

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  I'm an Associate Professor in the Law School here at LSE and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Taxation,

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  a topic that we might get to at some point in this evening's discussions.

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  Liam will appreciate if I say right away that copies of his book will be available to buy outside the lecture theatre

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  after this event, and indeed you can even get your copy signed by Liam.

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  But first, we have a wonderful line-up of speakers to present and debate the book, so let me introduce them.

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  Liam Byrne is the Labour MP for Birmingham,

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  Hodge Hill and Solihill North, a member of the Privy Council and chair of the House

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  of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee.

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  He's also an influential figure within the Tribune group of Labour MPs.

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  But beyond all these impressive affiliations, he's also a deep thinker in his own right.

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  He has written, by my count, no less than five sole-authored books,

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  and his latest has been received, I think it 's fair to say, with some critical acclaim.

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  Tonight, I expect we 'll hear both acclaim and criticism,

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