The word “populism” was everywhere in 2016. Political leaders claiming to speak for the people have achieved significant victories in Europe, Asia, and, with the election of Donald Trump, the United States, writes Margaret Macmillan.

Ailing Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s dramatic decision to drop his re-election bid opened a new chapter in the saga, as his tough-talking but less magnetic brother runs in his place and brings his own storied past into the scandal-laden campaign.

Toronto mayor Rob Ford has claimed he would not know Kevin Spacey “if I ran over him,” a week after the House Of Cards star poked fun at the mayor when both appeared on a late night talk show.

HIS mother thinks he’s just ‘a little too human’. His brother believes he’s the ‘white Obama’. His supporters call themselves Ford Nation. Will the real Rob Ford please stand up?