While we await what is likely to be the coronation of Andy Burnham, we might wonder how it is that in the ten years since the Brexit vote were about to have in the UK our seventh PM... that one every 20 months (on average, some lasted a little less, some a bit longer)?
There are a range of reasons, perhaps most importantly rebellious (impatient) MPs, but it also a job that is difficult to succeed at when the underlying political economic conditions in the UK are so 'challenging'!
UK economy in charts:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-economy-labour-growth-unemployment
Almost 100% public debt relative to GDP... that's a lot. Shooted up after 2008 and never came back down despite all the austerity measures by the Tories, which if anything made matters worse by slowing down growth.
Nope, highly misleading to focus on that - its not out of line with other countries & is perfectly sustainable & indeed could be increased by a Govt. who knew how to 'handle' and market traders...
The "impatience" of the UK electorate as spelled out by Freedland doesn't bode well:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/jun/22/the-rise-and-fall-of-keir-starmer-where-did-it-all-go-wrong
Emeritus Prof. Christopher May
Albert Cardona
