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The Weekend Intelligence: Shire folk - Episode 1: Tommy's Town
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For 15 years, the British media dismissed Tommy Robinson as a far-right extremist. We kept him off our televisions, and out of our newspapers. Today his rallies attract tens of thousands of followers and he has the ear of the world’s richest man. Shire Folk is the story of how some of the most powerful people in America came to see Britain—and Islam—through the eyes of a fringe football hooligan. Topics covered: Radical Islam Gangs English Defence League Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology— subscribe to The Economist . This podcast transcript is generated by third-party AI. It has not been reviewed prior to publication. We make no…