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July 12, 2026, 12:37 PM - 6 min read
When things feel uncertain or dangerous, people might reach for the visionary. Yet the very leaders we feel most drawn to in those moments – the boldly confident, the certain, the inspiring – may not always be well-suited to navigating such complexity, if they resist the open-minded, ambiguity-tolerant thinking that difficult problems require.
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June 24, 2026, 12:31 PM - 6 min read
The period since 2010 has been shaky. The UK system that was famed for having the stability of government at its core suddenly started shedding prime ministers like winter coats in the height of summer. Only one, David Cameron, left voluntarily after defeat in the Brexit referendum. Sunak lost an election, while the rest were dispatched either because of scandal or party politics.
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June 23, 2026, 03:31 PM - 6 min read
His resignation speech revealed him as an honest leader who attempted to serve his country with seriousness and a desire to enhance the common good. Starmer has always been clear that it would take ten years to turn Britain round. His tragedy is that he got only two.
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June 22, 2026, 04:40 PM - 6 min read
Fittingly, the resignation took place almost exactly 10 years to the day of the 2016 Brexit referendum. Make no mistake, the divides created and solidified as a result of the Brexit moment are still at the heart of British politics – even if many people have forgotten the details of that dispute.
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