
Why Political Imagination Has Died—And How to Resurrect It
Margaret Thatcher’s ghost haunts global politics as leaders worldwide embrace her “no alternative” mantra, leaving citizens trapped in a system that refuses to acknowledge its own ideology.
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Siemen Van den Broecke is Policy Officer at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security. He writes in a personal capacity.

Margaret Thatcher’s ghost haunts global politics as leaders worldwide embrace her “no alternative” mantra, leaving citizens trapped in a system that refuses to acknowledge its own ideology.