Kathmandu, May 1 -- The pre-monsoon season of street upheaval is upon us, and as public frustration builds up there is pressure once more on Nepal's revolving political leadership to switch partners.

There has hardly been a day in the past month when Kathmandu's main intersections have not been blocked by royal rallies, teacher's marches, doctors' demos, sit-ins by victims of cooperatives scams, and even the ruling UML last week staged its own show of youth force.

In the middle of all this is Prime Minister K P Oli, who assures us that all is well. He is sounding more and more like Emperor Nero.

The street demonstrations by various professions are about corruption, bad governance, job insecurity, and unsustainable wages, but the genera...