US, UK conservatives in a fix


From Brexit to Bregret: Many Leave EU British voters now believe that Brexit was a mistake. — Agencies

FOR the past few years, the United States and the United Kingdom have followed strikingly similar political trajectories. Against all odds, populist uprisings captured both countries’ conservative parties, secured power and embarked on projects of national transformation. These efforts went badly (to put it generously), and support for the rebellions subsided. Lately, voters have been calling for a rethink. In both countries, this is proving harder than you’d suppose.

In 2016, Americans stunned the world – and in many respects themselves – by electing Donald Trump president. That was a few months after Brits somehow voted to leave the European Union (EU). Then, just as Trump rose to power on his promise to “Make America Great Again”, Boris Johnson became UK prime minister largely by promising to “Get Brexit Done”. Neither plan has worked to voters’ satisfaction.

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