Not all my own work 🙂 but some left leaning failures not just by the US but also the UK aren't perfect!
Lyndon B. Johnson – War on Poverty: Welfare expansion led to long-term dependency and breakdown of family structures.
Jimmy Carter – Department of Energy creation & deregulated savings and loans: Contributed to energy crises and S&L financial collapse.
Bill Clinton – Community Reinvestment Act (expanded): Encouraged risky lending, linked by critics to the 2008 housing crash.
Barack Obama – Affordable Care Act (Obamacare): Caused premium hikes and insurer exits in some markets.
Joe Biden – American Rescue Plan (2021): Stimulus spending blamed for fueling inflation and labor shortages.
UK
Harold Wilson – Nationalisation policies (1960s–70s): Led to inefficient state-run industries and economic stagnation.
James Callaghan – Wage and price controls (1970s): Contributed to the “Winter of Discontent” with mass strikes and inflation.
Tony Blair – Open-door EU immigration policy: Strained public services and created backlash fueling Brexit.
Gordon Brown – Big expansion of public spending (2000s): Left UK vulnerable during 2008 financial crisis.
Keir Starmer (Labour positions, not PM) – Pledge to rejoin EU institutions: Criticized as ignoring Brexit referendum outcome (hypothetical/future-oriented).