The Imperial Mirage

When Bombs Trump Equality, History Repeats

The familiar drumbeat of imperial ambition echoes through Westminster, a desperate attempt to drown out the rising chorus of domestic discontent. Keir Starmer, like so many British Prime Ministers before him, has sought refuge in the grand theatre of international power, hoping to mask his party’s faltering popularity with the spectacle of global leadership. But the illusion is wearing thin. The nation, burdened by austerity and abandoned by its leaders, is losing faith, not just in Keir Starmer, but in the very project he champions: saving Europe from a supposed Russian world domination. A narrative that, to many realistic thinkers, rings hollow, a dangerous distraction from the very real crises at home.