Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is gathering about a dozen leaders in Ankara to discuss a “program” that—let’s be real—will likely lead to yet more droning on about unity and vague commitments. What you won’t see front and center? Accountability or transparency. While the likes of CNN and the BBC drool over this as a “historic summit,” they conveniently sidestep the issues at hand, prioritizing political optics over substance.

This is classic corporate media spin—paint it as a global cooperation effort without acknowledging the reality of who’s really benefitting. Anyone surprised? Fox News might take a different angle, framing Starmer as some kind of messiah in a time of crisis, yet will fail to mention that this same leadership has been riddled with questionable policies and decisions. They can hype it all they want, but when was the last time any of these “meetings” translated into genuine change for the everyday citizen?

The truth is, we’re living in an era of “summit fatigue,” assembled leaders patting each other on the back while the rest of us are left dealing with rising living costs, inflation, and political disillusionment. If you’re expecting groundbreaking solutions from this Ankara chat, good luck—because it’s going to be all brass and no band. In the end, divide-and-conquer tactics may be at play, keeping us distracted from the hard truths our leaders would prefer us to ignore. The real questions are: Who benefits, and who pays the price?