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Welcome to The Bunker, News Without the Nonsense.

I'm Alex von Tundselman.

Today we're talking about a brash, magnetic, impossible to ignore politician, a man whose private excesses were scrutinised as closely as his public speeches, whose supporters

rallied around his personality more than his policies, and whose enemies found him dangerously

unpredictable. A politician who presented himself as a man of the people, despite a privileged

upbringing, and who built a movement so dependent on his charisma that it struggled to survive

without him. Now, you might think this describes Donald Trump or perhaps Nigel Farage,

but long before either figure dominated their respective stages, Britain had Charles James Fox,

an 18th century firebrand politician and political celebrity, whose life and style helped

invent the very idea of personality politics. Understanding Fox's rise, his faction, his downfall,

and his recovery offers a surprisingly modern lens through which to view our own political

moment. To explore the life of Charles James Fox and the legacy he leaves

behind, I'm joined by Dr. Callum Smith from the University of Aberystwyth to discuss what this

political force of nature can teach us about the rise and the risks of personality politics.

Callum, thanks so much for joining me in the bunker. Thanks, Alex. Great to be here.

So Charles James Fox, now I'm trying to recall studying him at university, so correct me on anything I have wrong.

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