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But the band — despite singing “Hope I die before I get old,” being famously fractious, and enduring the deaths of two key members — are still out there rocking.

Ishiba, who took office in October 2024 promising to tackle rising prices, struggled to inspire confidence as the country faced economic headwinds, a cost-of-living crisis and fractious politics with the US.

“For that matter, who’d have thought a band with such a fractious history and spotty track record would still be together at this point, let alone still visiting the States?”

Russell Findlay took over as Scottish Conservative leader after a fractious internal contest that left some lasting divisions.

They were struck by how uncannily that episode reflected the current fractious mood in Taiwanese politics.