News Meeting: Why populist candidates thrive

With a few days to go until the election, James Harding is joined by three guests and an audience in Manchester to discuss the stories that should be leading the news.

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Guests:

• Joshi Herrmann, founder of The Mill
• Nazir Afzal, chancellor of Manchester University and former chief crown prosecutor for north west England
• Maria Farnell, employment lawyer and founder of business strategy firm Athelis

Host: James Harding, editor-in-chief at Tortoise

Producer: Rebecca Moore and Casey Magloire

Executive Producer: Lewis Vickers 

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