Liz Truss

MillionMilesAway said:
she really really dislikes Javid, doesn't she?
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Out of all those poisoned chalices she has given him the most poisoned.
This might turn out to be a huge mistake as their crack-handed approach to the NI protocol problem could see the collapse of whatever form of brexit we‘re stuck with, or at the very least a hugely damaging trade war with the EU and similar treatment from the US.
Must get some popcorn in - while it’s still affordable, and available.
 
I wonder if Truss will do a cut and run?

Get in. Goes to Balmoral. "Oh whilst were here Lizzie. Would you grant me a dissolution of parliament and a general election? Saves me coming back up here and disturbing you whilst on your deathbed."
 
kaz7 said:
I am seriously fearful of this woman and what she is going to do , can anyone reassure me
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She will be a lame duck. She doesn’t have the intelligence or power base to get any of her ridiculous agenda done. The big concern is what she will do about the energy crisis in the short term but hopefully she’ll just steal Starmer’s plan.
 
Ric said:
I think she’ll be one of, if not the, shortest lasting PM in our history.
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To be replaced by ......?
Do you think she'll call an election or just be booted out when even those stupid enough to vote for her suddenly realise her stupidity.
 
East Level 2 said:
To be replaced by ......?
Do you think she'll call an election or just be booted out when even those stupid enough to vote for her suddenly realise her stupidity.
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Doubt she’ll risk calling an election, but things are going to get so bad soon that she’s fucked. She doesn’t have the nous, intelligence or charisma (or even parliamentary party support) to ride out this crisis.
 
Ric said:
I think she’ll be one of, if not the, shortest lasting PM in our history.
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Certainly since the war. She needs to last a whole year to beat Alec Douglas Home but I think that will be a stretch for her.
If we look at the whole history of the office I think she’ll beat the 1st Duke of Wellington’s second stint which lasted 23 days.
 
"When you cut taxes, you tend to benefit people who are more likely to pay tax".

No shit, Sherlock Truss.
 
kaz7 said:
I am seriously fearful of this woman and what she is going to do , can anyone reassure me
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You are right to be concerned. She is as hard right in her views as it gets, and has made no secret of her beliefs the ordinary working person is recieving benefits they don't deserve. A cull of those rights, like paid holidays, maternity leave, employment protections and environmental standards are to be reveiwed. She has said it herself.

It is widely predicted that Theresa Coffee will become our new Health Secretary, as she has already been briefed by senior civil servants on the problems the NHS is facing. Given her inhumane track record as Minister at the DWP, and legislation now passing through Parliament that will disolve the Government from their responsibilty for providing free at source health care, the NHS as we know it is under threat.

That all plays into the Truss playbook there is too much state intervention ( Welfare ) in peoples lives, and at a time when the economy is shrinking, she has promised tax cuts for all, but primarily for the wealthiest members of society.

We should expect an even greater reduction in public services as a result. She is a woman with no conviction about improving the lot of the ordinary person and is probably the lap dog the ERG, the extereme right wing cabal of the tory party that have seen off 3 Prime Ministers in 6 years, have always wanted, as her views and theirs chime with each other.

We have also, as a democracy, seen the collapse of debate in the House of Commons. Over recent years, the abuse of Statutary Instruments has resulted in individual ministers putting clauses into bills after due process in both houses.

Liz Truss supports those actions, which goes against the time old principle of Parliament being the legislature, and Government being the executive. In other words, the Goverment decides what is on the agenda, and Parliament debates then votes accordingly.

We should all be very concerned about what is happening, not only with Liz Truss promising economic measures that will be a disaster for the country, but also with the collapse of centuries old traditions of democracy in Westminster.
 
west didsblue said:
She will be a lame duck. She doesn’t have the intelligence or power base to get any of her ridiculous agenda done. The big concern is what she will do about the energy crisis in the short term but hopefully she’ll just steal Starmer’s plan.
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Ric said:
Doubt she’ll risk calling an election, but things are going to get so bad soon that she’s fucked. She doesn’t have the nous, intelligence or charisma (or even parliamentary party support) to ride out this crisis.
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Her lack of ability to do the job will be exposed at PMQs and any other time she’s in front of the cameras but my concern is that policy wise, lacking substantial ideas and convictions of her own she’ll just be a puppet for even darker forces. She’s ripe to be controlled and manipulated
 
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