That's much better! Of course I don't matter a jot but many folk who do (some EU leaders for instance) evidently believe 'populist' (as a word of derision - yo

That's much better! Of course I don't matter a jot but many folk who do (some EU leaders for instance) evidently believe 'populist' (as a word of derision - your implication, surely?) is indeed imbued with rich meaning of the kind they would prefer not to to spell out since their argument would then fall to bits.