UK Prime Minister Liz Truss

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#299424 6-Sep-2022 15:42

BBC News: 'The Iron Weathercock': World reacts to Truss win

Global leaders have been sending their congratulations to Liz Truss - but in the international media, there have been snarkier remarks, too.

"She has gone to see the Queen," said Russian television presenter Ivan Trushkin. "If she [the Queen] recognises her of course."

In France, meanwhile, she has been branded not the Iron Lady - which was former UK PM Margaret Thatcher's nickname - but the Iron Weathercock.

This is a reference to Ms Truss's changing views on the UK leaving the European Union - she went from opponent before the 2016 referendum, to supporter afterwards, saying in July that "some of the portents of doom didn't happen".
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#2963970 6-Sep-2022 19:10

If the French had gone with 'Weather-Hen' then they could have endless jokes about laying eggs on each mistake.
Though it is a little awkward vernacular.

Anyway its all good for democracy that leaders change.
At least with a non presidential Westminster system, MPs can change PM along the way.
Australia takes this a bit far, but better than leader for life.

Its going to be a rough ride...
Inflation baked in no matter what you do.
Can you really promise the electorate to control to level they expect ?
It will pass but perhaps not quickly no matter what you do.
A war, and with a stubborn aggressor it will take determination.
People fractious about contagious diseases, leading to fractious about many things.

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#2964068 7-Sep-2022 08:26

Who in their right mind would want the job?

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#2964110 7-Sep-2022 10:23

I expect this to be an active but short-lived thread.

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#2964120 7-Sep-2022 10:46

The energy crisis in the UK is going to really give her grief.

I've seen a number of news item interviewing pensioners and mom-and-pop businesses, like pubs, saying their electricity prices have tripled.

Russia is of course thrilled about this. It also seems many EU leaders are also loving any grief in the UK.

At least the Germans aren't gloating.

If it weren't for the US and Ukraine, the UK wouldn't have any friends.

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#2971215 21-Sep-2022 19:30

Liz Truss urges world leaders to follow UK with trickle down economics
Reports that stamp duty will be cut with PM to use UN speech to argue for far-reaching tax reductions, putting her at odds with Joe Biden
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/20/liz-truss-urges-world-leaders-to-follow-uk-with-trickle-down-economics

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However, her embrace of Reaganite economic policy puts her on a collision course with the Democratic president who tweeted yesterday that he was “sick and tired” of the approach, which he claimed had never worked.
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Looks like NHS is not getting more money, quite the reverse ?

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#2972737 25-Sep-2022 12:25

Australian presenters struggle to identify Liz Truss: 'Maybe a minor royal?'

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#2972738 25-Sep-2022 12:37

First economic announcements - remove the cap on Bankers bonuses and remove the highest rate of income tax.

You can argue the technical pros and cons of doing that but the public perception couldn't be worse. The super rich get richer and the rest get poorer. And her argument for doing this is to stimulate growth and trickle down economics will make everybody better off.

Even if, by some miracle, it did stimulate growth and make everyone better off it would make the rich a lot better off and everyone else better off to the extent they wouldn't even notice it.

She'll be a goner well before the next election in two years time.

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#2974701 29-Sep-2022 11:48

Looks like it's amateur hour at No 11.

What Tory MPs are saying about Kwasi Kwarteng's future - BBC News

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#2982463 13-Oct-2022 23:29

Has Liz Truss Put A Curse On The Country ALREADY!?

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#2982954 15-Oct-2022 13:16

SJB:

She'll be a goner well before the next election in two years time.

Sorry, I should have said 'well before next month'.

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#2983012 15-Oct-2022 14:52

SJB:

SJB:

She'll be a goner well before the next election in two years time.

Sorry, I should have said 'well before next month'.

The question is if she can outlast a lettuce.

Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

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#2983051 15-Oct-2022 19:13

Rikkitic:
The question is if she can outlast a lettuce.

She's just a goldmine for comedy, for example this opinion piece on "Kamikwasi Kwarteng":

Ironically, he departs the stage just as his mini-budget is finally becoming worthy of its descriptor. At this rate of U-turn, it will be so mini that the only thing left in it will be some opening remarks.

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#2983255 16-Oct-2022 09:16

neb: She's just a goldmine for comedy, for example this opinion piece on "Kamikwasi Kwarteng": Ironically, he departs the stage just as his mini-budget is finally becoming worthy of its descriptor. At this rate of U-turn, it will be so mini that the only thing left in it will be some opening remarks.

I've seen a draft of the mini budget presentation. It goes like this.

Good morning everybody and thanks for coming.

Well that's it. Has anybody got any questions?

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#2983264 16-Oct-2022 09:43

SJB: Looks like it's amateur hour at No 11.What Tory MPs are saying about Kwasi Kwarteng's future - BBC News

This is a case of being fired for doing exactly what the boss said to do.

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#2983275 16-Oct-2022 10:07

Truss and Kwarteng have long associations with borderline insane 'think' tanks - all of which praised and hailed the Truss-Kwarteng cut tax and borrow large budget as a new era of 'prosperity' for the UK:

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/liz-truss-kwasi-kwarteng-mini-budget-think-tanks/

USA did this kind of thing for years with predictable results.

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