Elections, Fatalism, and Twitter Storms

Update: 2019-05-31

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Matthew Taylor speaks to French political journalist Marie Le Conte about the European elections, French politics and being in the eye of a Twitter storm; and Paul Mason sets out the dual threats of fascism and fatalism.

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Produced by James Shield.

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Elections, Fatalism, and Twitter Storms

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Elections, Fatalism, and Twitter Storms