“Nominally left- and right-wing populists differ primarily in their cho...” — Margaret MacMillan Quote

“Nominally left- and right-wing populists differ primarily in their choice of which 'others' to exclude and attack, with the former singling out big corporations and oligarchs, and the latter targeting ethnic or religious minorities.”

“I'm interested in the balance between big currents in history - the economies, the ideologies, social structures, and so on - and the decisions that people have to make. At the heart of all these great decisions to go to war, there are human beings who have to say, 'Yes, let's do it,' or 'No, we won't do it.'”

“Large corporations exist to sell us things, and to impose their interests, and I don't understand why we as the research/academic community should just think that's totally fine, or resign to it as 'the world we live in.'”

“We need a world where people do not have to live in fear of the economic repercussions of getting sick or losing their home or job. Where every child gets to fulfil their potential. Where corporations pay their fair share of taxes and work for the good of the majority, not just their shareholders.”