Is Britain Ungovernable?

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As the Tories were voted out of office nearly two years ago, there was a sense of optimism of change that Labour could delivery. But, with yet another scandal on Starmer's doorstep, we're taking a look at whether Britain has become ungovernable and if so, why.

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Sam Freedman Why Do Prime Ministers Keep Failing
https://samf.substack.com/p/why-do-prime-ministers-keep-failing

Simon Nixon Very British Problems, Ungovernable Britain
https://nixons.substack.com/p/very-british-problems

The Guardian The Ungovernable Country?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/17/the-ungovernable-country-why-britain-keeps-losing-prime-ministers

BBC News Is It Harder than Ever to be the Prime Minister
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjpe7q0j1xo

CNN Is Britain Ungovernable
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/16/uk/uk-government-prime-minister-leadership-starmer-ungovernable-latam-intl

New Statesman Has Britain become an Ungovernable Country
https://www.newstatesman.com/editors-note/2026/05/has-britain-become-an-ungovernable-country

Institute for Government Is the UK Ungovernable
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/is-uk-ungovernable

YouGov Public Services Polling
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/50820-britons-say-public-services-are-bad-but-they-arent-willing-to-pay-more-to-fix-them

YouGov Cost of Living Polling
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/48815-voters-want-cost-of-living-assistance-more-than-increased-funding-for-public-services

00:00 - Introduction
02:20 - Structural Factors
05:19 - Bad PMs
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