Tag: Liz Truss
By design or not, Liz Truss sets the scene for why time is up for the Tories
Publishing a 4,000-word essay in The Sunday Telegraph is a logical step to take for Liz Truss in her first public outing to set out her case for why and how her term as UK Prime Minister abruptly ended last October after just 49 days when she resigned her office. She was the shortest-serving prime minister in the country’s history. The demographic optics for this choice of mainstream media outlet are about right, I’d say, for reaching readers likely to… Read the rest →
The end of days
The front page of the i newspaper succinctly portrays the political landscape in the UK this morning. It’s almost beyond reasonable belief that this country has arrived at such a state of chaos with not only a government in utter disarry and the economy in tatters but also the political party it represents being one that seems clueless as to what it stands for and what it offers the people of this country. Three weeks ago I wrote that this… Read the rest →
The ship of state is all at sea
For the past week, I’ve been trying to make some sense of what Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer respectively, are attempting to achieve in and for the UK with the not very “mini” budget announced to the House of Commons a week ago today. Reaction to that announcement was swift, not only in terms of wide criticism almost anywhere you cared to look but also in a hard negative financial reaction through what… Read the rest →