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The Burden of Victory: The Long Shadow of 1945
Part 1: Why do British Prime Ministers seem to fall with such relentless regularity? In a two-part series, we examine the deeper historical forces that have made modern Britain increasingly difficult to govern. Keir Starmer’s abrupt resignation last month made him the sixth British Prime Minister in barely a decade to leave office broken by his country’s increasingly unforgiving political system. The revolving door had sprung in motion when David Cameron resigned in 2016 afte

Shoumojit Banerjee
Jul 17 min read
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