Liz Truss

[babyape]

She's finished. Already. Those interviews were an absolute disgrace. Not heard a single word of support from anyone. Utterly useless in every respect. Never heard anything like it. Every time she speaks, we become poorer...

 

[East Level 2]

How do you guys rate her compared to Dumb Donald? Admittedly I haven't been immersed in your news but from what I've seen/heard from her she seems thick as a brick.

She has reasonable academic qualifications so she's not as dumb as Trump. But she seems totally incapable of understanding the utter stupidity of what her chancellor is doing. Or possibly does understand but doesn't care about the consequences.
She's similar to Trump in that she only cares about her own career, and would sell her relatives for a few votes.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Anyone listen to her being interviewed on local radio stations this morning.
It was dreadful.
She can't communicate and appears not to have done much preparation on the obvious questions that would come up.
There was palpable anger in the tone of the questions put forward by the presenters and rightly so.
This is our PM and it's frightening.
PS All interviews are on BBC iplayer. Worth a listen but prepare to be excruciatingly embarrassed and terrified in equal measure.

I thought the anger was that the answers were all so cold and accounting-based, with not even a slight acceptance that this might affect/upset people.
I don't think Truss likes people, but sees them as gamepieces.

 

[bluethrunthru]

She's finished. Already. Those interviews were an absolute disgrace. Not heard a single word of support from anyone. Utterly useless in every respect. Never heard anything like it. Every time she speaks, we become poorer...

Just listening to her on LBC - guy from BBC Radio Lancashire asking her about fracking and she has no answers - she can't even fucking waffle - its just awkward noises that come out of her

 

[Kippax77]

Just listening to her on LBC - guy from BBC Radio Lancashire asking her about fracking and she has no answers - she can't even fucking waffle - its just awkward noises that come out of her

Like fanny farts

 

[willipp]

Just listening to her on LBC - guy from BBC Radio Lancashire asking her about fracking and she has no answers - she can't even fucking waffle - its just awkward noises that come out of her

She was so utterly under prepared. She speaks to the guy on radio lancashire and she isn't repared to answer questions on fracking. What the fuck does she think she will be asked? She couldn't even come up with an answer, christ even Boris would of bullshitted his way through it and all she could muster was an uncomfortable silence.

 

[bluethrunthru]

They said TV stations are later, but it sounded like with an embargo not to broadcast before a given time - not sure whether that's to not spook the markets even more, or because they think it's a good lead-in to the conference (I wouldn't put it past them!).

If that was the reason then it didn't work - as the interviews went out half of the ground the BoE promise made up yesterday was instantly lost so pensions will be back in the spotlight and the FTSE 100 fell 85 points - she will get slaughtered at the conference next week.

 

[SilverFox2]

Let’s face it the tory party has signed their own death warrant
To pick truss over sunak is like labour picking corbyn
Utter madness
The lack of other viable candidates was a bit of a wake up call
Politics in this country is in a right state

I agree but have a strong suspicion that their lack of ability has been harnessed (Trump style) by powers behind them who do have selfish policies.
No evidence just a feeling that UK MPs have had a similar career path ie local gov followed by MP and simply do not represent the people of the UK and there varied workplaces anymore.

 

[bluethrunthru]

She was so utterly under prepared. She speaks to the guy on radio lancashire and she isn't repared to answer questions on fracking. What the fuck does she think she will be asked? She couldn't even come up with an answer, christ even Boris would of bullshitted his way through it and all she could muster was an uncomfortable silence.

she actually said nobody will pay more than £2500 on their energy bills next year - she thinks its a cap on the bill not a cap on the unit rate and the figure she is quoting therefore is the mythical "average user" cost. If she doesn't understand that - one of her own policies - how can markets think she understands all her other more difficult to understand policies !!??

 

[willipp]

she actually said nobody will pay more than £2500 on their energy bills next year - she thinks its a cap on the bill not a cap on the unit rate and the figure she is quoting therefore is the mythical "average user" cost. If she doesn't understand that - one of her own policies - how can markets think she understands all her other more difficult to understand policies !!??

I can switch my fire on, run my hot water and have the central heating on cranked to full all winter and my bill wont go up, wooooo hooooooooo.