UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s rapid loss of political authority has been widely seen as a British peculiarity. But the same malaise can be found across other rich industrialized societies. Starmer may be a decent and intelligent man, but like so many other leaders today, he faces an impossible task: navigating the treacherous path between the bond market and populist political demands. Starmer’s predicament tells a story not just about the UK, but about modernity — and how it went wrong.

Harold James sees UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s loss of political authority as symptomatic of a broader malaise.

Keir Starmer has failed to understand that his country feels broken even if it actually isn’t. This disconnect has led to a fragmentation of British polity

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s rapid loss of political authority has been widely seen as a British peculiarity. But the same malaise can be found across other rich…