About this episode

The episode discusses Zohran Mamdani's political influence, anti-migrant sentiments, and the rise of vigilantes in South Africa within a global context.

Is Zohran Mamdani becoming much more than a mayor and effectively running a shadow presidential campaign through the candidates he's backing? How significant is Australia’s new centrist party and could something similar be done in the UK? Are the anti-migrant protests and vigilantes in South Africa unique to the region, or part of a global populist pattern of scapegoating migrants for the failures of politics? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in this week's edition of Question Time. __________ Enjoy Rory and Alastair’s interview with Malcolm Turnbull by searching ‘Leading’ on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube. The TRIP+ summer sale is ⁠HERE: Get an annual membership for an extra 20% off with code SUMMER26. That's ad-free listening, every bonus episode, and full access to our exclusive members' series. Sale ends August 31st, so grab it before summer's over. Go deeper into the world of The Rest Is Politics by signing up for our free newsletter HERE, featuring exclusive interviews, analysis and weekend reads from Alastair and Rory. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Stop overpaying for energy. Switch at fuseenergy.com/politics and get a free…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rory, Alastair

Guest: Malcolm Turnbull

Topics covered

• anti-migrant protests
• political campaigns
• populism
• vigilantism
• Australia's centrist party
• UK politics

Keywords

• Mamdani
• anti-migrant
• vigilantes
• politics
• populism
• Australia
• UK
• Malcolm Turnbull

Sponsors

Fuse Energy, NordVPN

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australia’s new centrist party

Places: South Africa, UK

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