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February 10, 2026, 01:34 PM - 7 min read
If this is the end for Starmer, a serious and damaging pattern in British politics and public life will have been reinforced. Since David Cameron stepped down in 2016, no prime minister has lasted more than about three years. The impatience and intolerance of voters with the political classes has increased, and will only increase further.
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November 30, 2025, 12:49 PM - 6 min read
While Starmer and Reeves have arguably performed poorly, perhaps their biggest mistake is to have fundamentally misread the nature of the political moment they are in. They are governing as if it were still 1997. The current situation now is much closer to 1945 or 1979–when there was an urgent need for new politics.
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November 21, 2025, 03:31 PM - 5 min read
All prime ministers are paranoid. Such paranoia comes from having to sit and smile around a cabinet table when you know that most of your colleagues hanker after your job. But Starmer is projecting something very different. His paranoia reflects a deeper awareness that a vacuum exists at the apex of British government, and at some point this weakness will lead to a challenge.
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