Liz Truss’s premiership has got off to the worst start possible

[Scott]

Liverpool, England CNN  — 

Liz Truss’s first few weeks as British prime minister have been defined by crisis. She’d barely been in the job 48 hours when news broke that Queen Elizabeth II had died, placing the country in a state of official mourning and delaying the official launch of the Truss plan for Britain.

Once that official mourning period was over last Monday, her government unleashed a wave of radical policies, climaxing on Friday with the announcement of £45 billion ($48 billion) in tax cuts. The measures included scrapping the top rate paid by the highest earners, in adjustments that will benefit the rich far more than millions of people on lower incomes.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/28/europe/uk-truss-crisis-labour-starmer-gbr-intl-cmd/index.html

[Chomper Higgot]

During the conclusion of campaign to replace Johnson, Truss released this statement on her official Twitter account:

“Thank you for putting your trust in me.

I’m ready to hit the ground from day one.”

 

It’s so refreshing to see a return to honesty in the office of Prime Minister, though for the sake of the nation, perhaps this isn’t a promise she should have kept.

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

General election or just hang on till the bitter end? Decisions, decisions.

[KanchanaburiGuy]

Economic crash

International war

Civil war

Famine

Hurricane 

Massive earthquakes

Ebola outbreak

Energy grid collapse

Petrol supply dries up

Water supply contaminated

Severe drought

Nuclear attack

Asteroid hits London

Massive flooding

WW III

Communication grid collapse

Coup

 

Lol

 

I think anyone who'd say "Liz Truss's Premiership Has Got Off to the Worst Possible Start"............. has a serious, SERIOUS lack of imagination!

 

Lol 

 

In fact, her premiership could have started off much, MUCH worse!

 

Imagine.............

 

The foundation of money is the acceptance by the person receiving it that it has value......... and confidence that the next person in line will, too.

 

But what would happen if the World suddenly said, "We don't accept that Pound Sterling has value. All exchanges of value henceforth must be by barter........ goods for goods; goods for services; services for goods."

 

Now honestly, wouldn't THAT have been a "Worse Possible Start" for Liz Truss???

 

C'mon!

 

????

 

"Sorry, mate, what I need is disposable nappies. If you haven't got disposable nappies, you're not getting my Brie! Don't have any? Well, if you want my Brie, you'd better go find out what the disposable nappies guy needs, then, eh?"

 

 

 

Edited September 29, 2022 by KanchanaburiGuy

[Bluespunk]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

 

During the conclusion of campaign to replace Johnson, Truss released this statement on her official Twitter account:

“Thank you for putting your trust in me.

I’m ready to hit the ground from day one.”

 

Well to be fair, she does appear to have tripped at the first hurdle and fallen flat onto her face…good job she was ready to hit the ground. 

[SunnyinBangrak]

40 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

General election or just hang on till the bitter end? Decisions, decisions.

I fail to see how an election which would probably bring to power the party consisting of Dianne Abbot, Lammy and Corbyn and other ne'er do wells will help at all. In fact the extreme left LIB/Lab/green would compound the disaster into a tragedy by punishing responsible working people and throwing out freebies like confetti at a wedding.

 

I'm wondering if the left are now reflecting on their harassment of Johnson for lying about having a beer with his colleagues(as did Starmer and others - and no I do not believe there is different science in London or oop north or whatever ridiculous excuse they had for Johnson drinks beer with mates = bad, Starmer drinks beer with mates = good).

 

 Did they really get what they want? 

[transam]

4 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Well to be fair, she does appear to have tripped at the first hurdle and fallen flat onto her face…good job she was ready to hit the ground. 

You seem to have conveniently forgotten that Liz did say it will be 2 tough years to get out of the UK financial problems during her PM campaign. ................  ????  ...............

 

 

 

[Bluespunk]

8 minutes ago, transam said:

You seem to have conveniently forgotten that Liz did say it will be 2 tough years to get out of the UK financial problems during her PM campaign. ................  ????  ...............

 

 

 

Nope, I know what she said and it changes nothing in the post I made.

 

I seriously doubt she will make two years

 

#elctionbellsareachiming...

[animalmagic]

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

During the conclusion of campaign to replace Johnson, Truss released this statement on her official Twitter account:

“Thank you for putting your trust in me.

I’m ready to hit the ground from day one.”

 

It’s so refreshing to see a return to honesty in the office of Prime Minister, though for the sake of the nation, perhaps this isn’t a promise she should have kept.

 

 

Well, she has hit the ground, and is still digging!

[Pedrogaz]

3 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

I fail to see how an election which would probably bring to power the party consisting of Dianne Abbot, Lammy and Corbyn and other ne'er do wells will help at all. In fact the extreme left LIB/Lab/green would compound the disaster into a tragedy by punishing responsible working people and throwing out freebies like confetti at a wedding.

 

I'm wondering if the left are now reflecting on their harassment of Johnson for lying about having a beer with his colleagues(as did Starmer and others - and no I do not believe there is different science in London or oop north or whatever ridiculous excuse they had for Johnson drinks beer with mates = bad, Starmer drinks beer with mates = good).

 

 Did they really get what they want? 

A silly racist, apologist for Johnson who has lied all through his career. 

[Chomper Higgot]

3 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

I fail to see how an election which would probably bring to power the party consisting of Dianne Abbot, Lammy and Corbyn and other ne'er do wells will help at all. In fact the extreme left LIB/Lab/green would compound the disaster into a tragedy by punishing responsible working people and throwing out freebies like confetti at a wedding.

 

I'm wondering if the left are now reflecting on their harassment of Johnson for lying about having a beer with his colleagues(as did Starmer and others - and no I do not believe there is different science in London or oop north or whatever ridiculous excuse they had for Johnson drinks beer with mates = bad, Starmer drinks beer with mates = good).

 

 Did they really get what they want? 

Oh look Truss’ concerted efforts to destroy what’s left of the economy are all the fault of the Left.

 

By means that are never explained, the Left has somehow forced a Conservative Government with an 80 seat majority to select an idiot replacement for Johnson and tgen some how forced the idiot incumbent PM to make decisions that send Sterling into crisis while destroying investor confidence,

 

It’s all the fault of the Left.

 

Who knew?!

[blazes]

Am I

21 minutes ago, animalmagic said:

Well, she has hit the ground, and is still digging!

Am I the only one who thinks that the phrase "hit the ground running" is the worst cliché ever imposed on the English language and that it should be banned as a form of hate-speech upon said language?

 Needless to say, it is most frequently used by losers about to take over some job previously occupied by yet another loser.....

[transam]

3 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Oh look Truss’ concerted efforts to destroy what’s left of the economy are all the fault of the Left.

 

By means that are never explained, the Left has somehow forced a Conservative Government with an 80 seat majority to select an idiot replacement for Johnson and tgen some how forced the idiot incumbent PM to make decisions that send Sterling into crisis while destroying investor confidence,

 

It’s all the fault of the Left.

 

Who knew?!

Me.....

Labour MP's standing on picket lines for more money when the world has a money problem at this time to sort out. ????  

[blazes]

7 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Oh look Truss’ concerted efforts to destroy what’s left of the economy are all the fault of the Left.

 

By means that are never explained, the Left has somehow forced a Conservative Government with an 80 seat majority to select an idiot replacement for Johnson and tgen some how forced the idiot incumbent PM to make decisions that send Sterling into crisis while destroying investor confidence,

 

It’s all the fault of the Left.

 

Who knew?!

I'd have to agree that Sterling plays much better when he is on the right.....

[JonnyF]

I think she's doing fine. Tax cuts to help the rich AND poor. Help with energy bills. Finally, a Conservative PM, maybe the first since Blair with the added benefit of not being a war criminal ????.

 

The icing on the cake? Labour are still the biggest threat. The party that cannot define a woman and describes Kwasi Kwarteng as "superficially black". With opposition like that, every crisis looks manageable.

 

 

[wombat]

to me she has been set up to take the fall for the previous 10 years of bad govt.
to try and blame what's happening now on Brexit is a nonsense 

[Chomper Higgot]

43 minutes ago, transam said:

Me.....

Labour MP's standing on picket lines for more money when the world has a money problem at this time to sort out. ????  

Workers wanting pay rises so they can feed their families while the Government removes restrictions on Banker’s bonuses.

[Lopchan]

And in other news today, I stubbed my toe.

[George Aylesham]

5 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

I fail to see how an election which would probably bring to power the party consisting of Dianne Abbot, Lammy and Corbyn and other ne'er do wells will help at all. In fact the extreme left LIB/Lab/green would compound the disaster into a tragedy by punishing responsible working people and throwing out freebies like confetti at a wedding.

 

I'm wondering if the left are now reflecting on their harassment of Johnson for lying about having a beer with his colleagues(as did Starmer and others - and no I do not believe there is different science in London or oop north or whatever ridiculous excuse they had for Johnson drinks beer with mates = bad, Starmer drinks beer with mates = good).

 

 Did they really get what they want? 

But Corbyn isn't in the Labour Party. He lost the whip way back in November 2020.

[Foghorn]

Just save me a lot of money buying 2 houses in a few weeks

[Chomper Higgot]

9 minutes ago, Foghorn said:

Just save me a lot of money buying 2 houses in a few weeks

Why the restraint?

 

Buy four, save twice as much.

[RayC]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

I think she's doing fine. 

Shame that the markets don't agree with you.

[transam]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Workers wanting pay rises so they can feed their families while the Government removes restrictions on Banker’s bonuses.

I hear the minimum wage on the striking railways is around 25,000 quid for a labourer, a driver 50,000+, so let's not go down your starvation road, eh....????

[Bluespunk]

7 minutes ago, RayC said:

Shame that the markets don't agree with you.

Or her own party...

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, transam said:

I hear the minimum wage on the striking railways is around 25,000 quid for a labourer, a driver 50,000+, so let's not go down your starvation road, eh....????

I’m sure you hear lots of things, but without a link to your source who knows what it is you are hearing,

[Bluespunk]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

I hear the minimum wage on the striking railways is around 25,000 quid for a labourer, a driver 50,000+, so let's not go down your starvation road, eh....????

You are incorrect...minimum wage is a lot less for a labourer.

 

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/rail-track-maintenance-worker

[transam]

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

I’m sure you hear lots of things, but without a link to your source who knows what it is you are hearing,

I am sure you will read from your, The Guardian regarding starving rail workers.....????

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/23/railworkers-and-what-they-earn-who-are-the-real-fat-cats

[transam]

4 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

You are incorrect...minimum wage is a lot less for a labourer.

 

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/rail-track-maintenance-worker

Try The Guardian....????

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/23/railworkers-and-what-they-earn-who-are-the-real-fat-cats

[Denim]

7 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

“Thank you for putting your trust in me.

I’m ready to hit the ground from day one.”

I think a lot of people would like to see that happen, preferably from a great height.

[Cake Monster]

She hasn,t got much of a chance with people like Qwerty Qwango trying to ruin the Economy