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Rory Stewart

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The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

And boy, is he a far right candidate.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

I mean, his posters during the election were, this is not Bangladesh, right?

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

This is a key example of his posters.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

But, but, but,

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

as we said before, two years ago, people were still talking about the Iberian exception, the idea that Portugal and Spain were somehow immune to populism.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

This guy, on the far right, this is not Bangladesh, over 30% of the vote now.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

That's a big vote.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

His vote share is basically the same as Keir Starmer got in the last election in Britain.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

So,

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

This is a huge political force.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

He's taken it from zero to, I think, 50 seats.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

Okay, well, let's do that.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

And let me maybe, to bring a lighter, quicker tone, because we've done quite a lot of serious, in-depth geopolitical stuff.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

Yeah, there we are.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

Question from Alex in San Diego.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

Is the Winter Olympics a sign sport is the only thing that can make us feel good right now?

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

Now, is that true for you?

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

Is that the only thing that makes you feel good at the moment?

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

No, and I'm really, because I ski.

The Rest Is Politics
500. Japan, China, and the Fight for Taiwan (Question Time)

I'm going to ski obsessively.