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The end of the popular politician
Decade after decade of peace and affluence in the West has ironically made voters less and less satisfied, even with competent governments.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s approval rating has dropped 45 percentage points in little over two months.
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Janan Ganesh
In April, I wrote that Britain’s soon-to-be-elected Labour government would be disliked in “no time”. “No time” meant six months or thereabouts. Apologies for the naivete.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s approval rating has dropped 45 percentage points in a little more than two months.
