Politics
Modern British politics poisoned by constant leadership churn creating perpetual instability
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The 100 Years' War with Historian Dan Jones
"The problem in itself is now the kind of the writhing and the disaffection that self-perpetuates. The moment that you ditch the prime minister, the next reaction to that is well off and get someone else. As soon as that person hits a sticky patch off get someone else, they become the wanker, and the reaction to the wanker is to ditch them straight away."
Jones draws parallels between the Wars of the Roses and modern UK politics, arguing that constant leadership turnover has become the core problem rather than any individual leader's failings. He notes that successful reforms like Michael Gove's education changes required time, but current political culture optimizes for social media clips rather than governance. The toxicity and "variance" in politics now perpetuates instability regardless of electoral majorities.
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