Thiemo Fetzer

Nov 5, 2024 | ukandeu.ac.uk | Thiemo Fetzer |Alex Walker

Thiemo Fetzer highlights that the extent to which an area was hit by austerity is a better predictor of support for UKIP than levels of immigration. He suggests that the economic difficulties of these places were misattributed to immigration due to political and media narratives that took hold. To understand the origins of Brexit, we need to examine the political drivers behind the origins and developments leading to Brexit, which are deeply intertwined with the rise of UKIP.