Sunak Struggles as Public Mood Turns; History Shows No Tricks Can Save a Doomed Premiership
• Sunak is struggling as his tenure as UK PM seems destined to end soon, leading to foul moods and petulant outbursts • Losing touch with reality and overreacting to criticism are occupational hazards for leaders that isolate them • Major and Brown similarly lashed out as public opinion turned against them irreversibly after key events signaled their doom • Thatcher blamed others for her downfall rather than her own cabinet choices; May recognized her time was up • No tricks or cabinet reshuffles can revive a dying administration once the public has written it off as a lost cause