Starmer’s Fall Reflects Wider Crisis for Western Leaders

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“British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was felled by a curse haunting most western leaders — a failure to deliver change to voters who’ve lost trust in the capacity of modern politics to make their lives better and more affordable,” CNN reports.“He’s not alone.”“From the UK to Germany to France to the United States, leaders tap voter anger to get elected and promise to restore prosperity. But once in power, they often find it impossible to fulfill their promises, after failing to free-up entrenched political systems, control their parties, counter global economic forces or to overcome the cacophony of politics in the age of social media.”