Report

Understanding Populism

Think tank: Social Market Foundation

Author(s): Jamie Gollings

April 7, 2025

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation examines populism through the prism of policy.

As populism experiences a resurgence in the UK, and across much of the western world, the Social Market Foundation has undertaken research from a policy perspective to understand what populism is, what factors correlate to increased populist support and which parliamentary constituencies are more or less populist.