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The torment of the political life. Survey that cabinet table: every minister is grappling with near impossible portfolios lacking the resources to do what they know is needed.

Their inheritance was even more ruinous than expected: they were left with traps, deceptive pitfalls and gaping holes. Leaving the European Union is emerging as more economically devastating than predicted, resulting in the loss of the exchequer £80bn a year.

The Obstacles Mounting

They face unfortunate circumstances: the Trump presidency arrived during their watch. What worse mishap than a prison officer releasing a denied migrant individual convicted of sexual crimes? Migrant crossings feel incessant.

An ill-advised leadership contest currently was bound to give Keir Starmer a setback. The minimal electoral backing at the Welsh assembly special election might not even be their lowest point.

They prepare for hostility, but they're only human. Frequently, the Health Secretary dares say the obvious truth: that there is "deep disillusionment in this country at the moment" and "a growing sense of despair about whether anyone is capable of turning this country round".

Popular Sentiment Baffles

Yet, even so, the contemporary bitter state of public opinion is confusing and concerning. The Labour leader is the most unpopular prime minister in history. Truly?

He is a decent, serious man of positive aims, without undue arrogance or ego. Compare that with the former Prime Minister, Liz Truss, or the relaxed confidence of the ex-Prime Minister, all with so little to justify conceited self-confidence.

Leadership Challenges

But, say the people, the Labour leader is more ineffective. As the nation's leader, he demonstrates little personal magnetism, they say: more seriously, he lacks political agility, ingenuity or instinct for where the wind blows.

Labour blundered concerning decreases for retirees and individuals with special needs, offset by spending increases in other areas. Unclear about their core constituency, ministers have permitted beneficial programs unheralded, covering labor rights to green investment, housing projects and employment assurances for young people.

Political Strategy

Too many senior advisors continue to believe right-wing constituencies demands attention, when almost twice as many voters have moved leftwards since Labour took office. Election expert the polling authority advises the party to abandon courting Farage supporters: they've departed.

The Prime Minister is failing; there's no denying it when research shows no individual might ever return from these record-low ratings.

However, within unprecedented territory of significant fluctuation, conventional wisdom could prove irrelevant. The Prime Minister rescued Labour from a post-Jeremy Corbyn state of despair that political analysts claimed couldn't be turned around in one term.

Future Possibilities

Would anyone else perform more effectively, or has society entered an almost impossible to govern, constantly dissatisfied electorate? Any government may be dismissed equally quickly following election, regardless of electoral margin, unless it arrives in a gilded chariot offering substantial benefits for underfunded government departments and cash-strapped families.

Expectedly, concern within the parliamentary party will make talk of leadership change rife if May's elections go as badly as predicted – or, some suggest, before that.

Potential Solutions

Here's ministers' paradox: The government's best chance resides in hopelessness. Assume they will be defeated regardless, so use this massive majority for the full parliament to follow their natural social democratic instinct: make radical tax reforms, increasing government income.

Expect to lose subsequent votes, so do everything now. Ignore survey results and public consultations; enable the public to witness sincerity in their purpose. The only way to restore some respect is to implement openly what they think most right and fair.

• Public trust has become vital to protect the country from disaster
• The clear signal from the recent election showed the strong "stop Reform" movement
• More than sixty percent of remarkable voter participation rallying to keep Faragists out
• Such strategy demands mass tactical voting for the strongest progressive option

The Chancellor correctly describes Reform "the most significant danger" to our way of life. As the opposition virtually merge with Reform, an electoral pact of certain type looms.

Labour's duty is to do whatever it takes to block this outcome. Plan for partnerships, be acceptable to allied groups when political labels is overshadowed by the essential limit against a political danger unknown in our lifetime.

This represents a mission to overcome hopelessness.