# Timothy Garton Ash on Europe’s Political Fragmentation

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Podcast: [The Good Fight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-fight-1434426)
Published: 2026-05-09T10:40:19+00:00
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Yascha Mounk and Timothy Garton Ash discuss how Britain&#8217;s shift toward populism reflects broader European trends. Timothy Garton Ash is the author of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe and writes the newsletter History of the Present. His upcoming book, Europe in 7½ Chapters, will be published in October 2026. In this week&#8217;s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Timothy Garton Ash discuss the crisis of Labour and rise of Reform, why Europeans are struggling to adapt to a new political, cultural, and technological age, and the future of the war in Ukraine. If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following &#8288;this link on your phone&#8288;. Email: leonora.barclay@persuasion.community Podcast production by Jack Shields and Leonora Barclay. Connect with us! &#8288;Spotify&#8288; | &#8288;Apple&#8288; | &#8288;Google&#8288; X: &#8288;@Yascha_Mounk&#8288; &amp; &#8288;@JoinPersuasion&#8288; YouTube: &#8288;Yascha Mounk&#8288;, &#8288;Persuasion&#8288; LinkedIn: &#8288;Persuasion Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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