The Rest Is Politics Beating Populism: How To Fight Back
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Apr 16, 2026 
Liam Byrne, Labour MP and former cabinet minister, joins a lively conversation on the rise of populism. They dig into persuadable voters, immigration and earned citizenship, fairness in capitalism, wealth-building for ordinary people, bold economic action, stronger local institutions, and the power of communities to push back against division.
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Fix Immigration With Control And Earned Citizenship
- Fix immigration by combining strong borders with a clear path to earned citizenship.
- Liam Byrne says most persuadable voters accept migrants who speak English, obey the law, and work hard and pay tax.
Beat Reform By Making The Election About The Economy
- Labour should solve immigration quietly, then fight populists mainly on economic competence.
- Liam Byrne says the goal is reducing immigration's salience because Reform's economics are "Liz Truss on steroids" and would raise interest rates.
Fairness Means Punishing Rip Offs And Spreading Wealth
- Byrne's fairness code targets rule-breakers at the top and helps ordinary people build assets.
- He cites Fujitsu paying nothing toward Horizon redress and proposes universal basic capital, funded by taxing wealth more fairly and building a sovereign wealth fund.