Hungary proves populism can be defeated
The country has a long-developed method for beating back Russian influence
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Phil Tinline
Phil Tinline is the author of The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares and Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax That Duped America and Its Sinister Legacy, which will be out in paperback on 7 May
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