The Weekend Intelligence: Shire folk - Episode 3: The prophet

In our third and final episode of Shire folk, our series on the rise of Tommy Robinson, Georgia follows Tommy across the Atlantic to find out why so many powerful Americans are suddenly interested in his version of Britain, and what they stand to gain from endorsing it.

Topics covered:

• Christian nationalism
• Anti-Islam sentiment
• Mass deportations
• Danny Tommo

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Music by bluedot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.

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