The Weekend Intelligence: Shire folk

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The Intelligence from The Economist

2026-09-12

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For 15 years, the British media dismissed Tommy Robinson as a far-right extremist. We kept him off our televisions, and out of our newspapers. Today his rallies attract tens of thousands of followers and he has the ear of the world’s richest man. Shire Folk is the story of how some of the most powerful people in America came to see Britain—and Islam—through the eyes of a fringe football hooligan. Topics covered: • Radical Islam • Gangs • English Defence League Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account This podcast transcript is generated by third-party AI. It has not been reviewed prior to publication. We make no representations or warranties in relation to the transcript, its accuracy or its completeness, and we disclaim all liability regarding its receipt, content and use. If you have any concerns about the transcript, please email us at podcasts@economist.com. Read more about how we are using AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • I'm Rosie Bloor, and today on The Weekend Intelligence, we're bringing you the first in a three-part series

  • that my colleague Georgia Banjo and Sam Westron have spent months reporting.

  • They've been charting the rise of Tommy Robinson, a British far-right figure who's changing

  • how Britons see their own country, and who's now shaping how many Americans do too.

  • If you've ever wondered why a fringe football hooligan

  • from Luton has the support of the world's richest man, well, here's Georgia.

  • It's a little before 9am when I reach Greenville, a town around 50 miles east of Dallas.

  • It's already been a long morning.

  • The drive, from the suburbs of Austin, takes almost five hours.

  • Driving along the highway, the state begins to change.

  • The roadside billboards tell the story.

  • Churches, fishing tackle, cheap fireworks and pickup trucks.

  • This is rural Texas.

  • Greenville's an old frontier town that made its fortune during the era of cotton, cattle and railroads.

  • It's the kind of place you can imagine a sheriff having a pistol fight way back when.

  • I'm not here for local history.

  • I'm here for money.

  • So, yeah, my name is Brent Money.

  • I am a lawyer.

  • I own a real estate title company.