Has Britain entered post-populism?

What the latest events tell us about our changing politics

There are moments in history when, seemingly in an instant, a country’s mood is completely transformed. Think about May 1997, which ushered in a wave of liberal euphoria, or, in a very different way, the run on Northern Rock a decade later, which made it clear that a much darker mood was on the way. Seemingly, in one fell swoop, in just a few days, a na…