John Denham
@jydenham.bsky.social
Professor | Former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister | Director, Centre for English Identity and Politics | Writing about how ideas of nation and nationhood shape politics today at nationstateandpolitics.substack.com ✍️
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This is why mainstream and progressive parties need to tell a more convincing story about the future of the democratic nation state if we want to defeat national populism buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is why mainstream and progressive parties need to tell a more convincing story about the future of the democratic nation state if we want to defeat national populism buff.ly/vG2cdSM
This is why mainstream and progressive parties need to tell a more convincing story about the future of the democratic nation state if we want to defeat national populism buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is why mainstream and progressive parties need to tell a more convincing story about the future of the democratic nation state if we want to defeat national populism buff.ly/vG2cdSM
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Mimicking national populism doesn't work for centre left and centre right parties. But mobilising the opposition isn't straightforward. From my latest post: buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Mimicking national populism doesn't work for centre left and centre right parties. But mobilising the opposition isn't straightforward. From my latest post: buff.ly/vG2cdSM
Much talk about the fragmentation of UK politics but this is the Europe-wide experience. Different nations, different electoral systems: similar battlegrounds…
National Populism and Europe’s electoral battlegrounds
National populism’s corrosive influence on European democratic politics reaches far beyond its own electoral support. A new framework for Europe’s democratic politics is needed.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Much talk about the fragmentation of UK politics but this is the Europe-wide experience. Different nations, different electoral systems: similar battlegrounds…
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Like it or not, national populism raises difficult questions about the future of European nations. Opposition must answer them, not duck them. From my latest post
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November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Like it or not, national populism raises difficult questions about the future of European nations. Opposition must answer them, not duck them. From my latest post
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Really pleased to see a new commitment to place-based budgets today. Further progress towards the implementation of 'Total Place' principles as urged with @jesstud.bsky.social a couple of years ago. www.newlocal.org.uk/publications....
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Really pleased to see a new commitment to place-based budgets today. Further progress towards the implementation of 'Total Place' principles as urged with @jesstud.bsky.social a couple of years ago. www.newlocal.org.uk/publications....
Like it or not, national populism raises difficult questions about the future of European nations. Opposition must answer them, not duck them. From my latest post
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Like it or not, national populism raises difficult questions about the future of European nations. Opposition must answer them, not duck them. From my latest post
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
Really pleased to see a new commitment to place-based budgets today. Further progress towards the implementation of 'Total Place' principles as urged with @jesstud.bsky.social a couple of years ago. www.newlocal.org.uk/publications....
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Really pleased to see a new commitment to place-based budgets today. Further progress towards the implementation of 'Total Place' principles as urged with @jesstud.bsky.social a couple of years ago. www.newlocal.org.uk/publications....
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With Reform UK leading the polls here and national populism advancing across Europe, effective opposition means putting some old ideas aside. From my latest Nation, State and Politics post...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
With Reform UK leading the polls here and national populism advancing across Europe, effective opposition means putting some old ideas aside. From my latest Nation, State and Politics post...
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buff.ly/vG2cdSM
With Reform UK leading the polls here and national populism advancing across Europe, effective opposition means putting some old ideas aside. From my latest Nation, State and Politics post...
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
With Reform UK leading the polls here and national populism advancing across Europe, effective opposition means putting some old ideas aside. From my latest Nation, State and Politics post...
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
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Will Labour’s ‘us or Reform’ be the answer to national populism?👇
Mimicking national populism doesn't work for centre left and centre right parties. But mobilising the opposition isn't straightforward. From my latest post: buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Will Labour’s ‘us or Reform’ be the answer to national populism?👇
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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National populism's potential electoral appeal is broader than many think. From my latest post on 'Europe's electoral battlegrounds': buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
National populism's potential electoral appeal is broader than many think. From my latest post on 'Europe's electoral battlegrounds': buff.ly/vG2cdSM
National populism's potential electoral appeal is broader than many think. From my latest post on 'Europe's electoral battlegrounds': buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
National populism's potential electoral appeal is broader than many think. From my latest post on 'Europe's electoral battlegrounds': buff.ly/vG2cdSM
Will Labour’s ‘us or Reform’ be the answer to national populism?👇
Mimicking national populism doesn't work for centre left and centre right parties. But mobilising the opposition isn't straightforward. From my latest post: buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Will Labour’s ‘us or Reform’ be the answer to national populism?👇
Mimicking national populism doesn't work for centre left and centre right parties. But mobilising the opposition isn't straightforward. From my latest post: buff.ly/vG2cdSM
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Mimicking national populism doesn't work for centre left and centre right parties. But mobilising the opposition isn't straightforward. From my latest post: buff.ly/vG2cdSM
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Europe needs a new approach to tackling national populism
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November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Europe needs a new approach to tackling national populism
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Why has it been so hard to resist national populism?
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November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Why has it been so hard to resist national populism?
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Europe needs a new approach to tackling national populism
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November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Europe needs a new approach to tackling national populism
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
buff.ly/vG2cdSM
Why has it been so hard to resist national populism?
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November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Why has it been so hard to resist national populism?
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Englishness is a contested identity: we must engage - or lose open.substack.com/pub/nationst...
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Englishness is a contested identity: we must engage - or lose open.substack.com/pub/nationst...
Englishness is a contested identity: we must engage - or lose open.substack.com/pub/nationst...
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Englishness is a contested identity: we must engage - or lose open.substack.com/pub/nationst...
The left needs to talk about England
England for the English?
After the “summer of flags”, Labour needs a long-overdue conversation about England.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The left needs to talk about England
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England for the English? open.substack.com/pub/nationst...
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
England for the English? open.substack.com/pub/nationst...
England for the English? open.substack.com/pub/nationst...
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
England for the English? open.substack.com/pub/nationst...