Liz Truss and fears for France

it's ok- liz truss is not planning a new career across the channel but there are French fiscal events that mirror the chaos she created. Meanwhile, there is talk of reality tv gigs and a pop at GBNews... I cannot wait!
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[@BobPsomiadis]

She is too arrogant to understand she is very unpopular and irrelevant her extreme conservative views are .When has she ever made sense or spoke in an intelligent way?

[@starmersbarber]

Her own Dad is a left of centre academic, she started off representing the Lib Dems. What the hell has happened to her to arrive at the state she's in?She's a total laughing stock. Sometimes I wonder if she actually realises this, but maybe her refusal to do the 'celeb' circuit is an indication that maybe someone has told her she'll be even more of a laughing stock. It's not just her- Kwarteng is doing the circuit, very prominent on election night, He too has no shame and doesn't seem to have any moral compass whatsoever.

[@BobPsomiadis]

@starmersbarber She wanted to be dominant by having power all for herself .

[@ivorferreira2256]

I am surprised that none of her relatives,friends, colleagues ,etc has told her how embarrassing she is .

[@starmersbarber]

I reckon people like Truss are surrounded by people who tell her she's great. It seems to be a common culture, especially within Tory ranks. Cameron and Johnson are surely perfect examples of folk who only hear praise up close in their lives, regardless of how incompetent they may be. I don't think Sunak is that far behind. He was probably the swotty geek, with everyone bigging him up around him...but not realising he is wrapped in cotton wool and and has no real life wisdom to draw on.

[@paulbelcher7059]

She should be jailed for her incompetence

[@jeffsimon9594]

You could not have a more perfect surname

[@starmersbarber]

In Truss's time, I think it was the legendary Eddie Mair's almost cruel dismantling of her during 'interviews' that I remember the most fondly. She regularly made herself available for the slaughter. Eddie's quiet, sardonic, surgically precise ways with her were a total joy. She seemed unaware of what was happening.

[@jamesbarker5326]

The skies over Norfolk are so much brighter since the much reverred Liz Truss evaporated.

[@starmersbarber]

Liz Truss's reaction to Ros Atkins (one of the few decent BBC journalists left) on election night summed her up perfectly. When asked a challenging question, she freezes and goes into a bizarre slow-mo robot mode, her speech, gestures and reactions all really unnatural as if she's desperately trying to remember what some ghoul has tried to teach her to do. She then walked like a ghost (flanked by her equally feckless mob), ignoring Ros's persistent invitation to say something by way of an apology. She has no humility, no natural intelligence- it's utterly embarassing. And she probably doesn't even realise that.

[@ProfessorTimWilson]

yes, she was very rude

[@UKTonyMagill]

Someone who worked with her (unfortunately I can't remember who) was quoted as saying that she had the air of someone suffering from permanent concussion, which seems apt.

[@PortilloMoment]

Here's a question: has anyone seen the ventriloquist dummy 'Lord Charles' recently? Is Truss just a wig and a dress? I think we should be told...

[@starmersbarber]

@@PortilloMoment Any chance you could forward a wee link. I'd love to check this out. I remember Lord Charles from years and years ago!

[@PortilloMoment]

@@starmersbarber YT has a few under 'Ray Alan & Lord Charles'. She just strikes me as a puppet, incapable of independent action, needing to be constantly worked and having others speak through her. Which is a description that fits well with what we know about her having the hots for the Tufton St crew and their pronouncements. Thankfully she cut her strings herself, with a bit of help from Kwarteng.

[@ChristianeWinzenburg-uo4xb]

Irrelevant, now there is a good term! Enough of these awful people who completely disregarded all morality and ethics and sense. Madam LePen and Liz can write ✍️ about their own experience. Good riddance 💯😉👍

[@mickyg6981]

About time we rid ourselves of the possibility of PM's being put in place without an election involving the public, it would have avoided the last 2 disasters at least.

[@almafrith778]

Liz Truss, 🤣 Professor you do make me laugh about her using her arms. 😂🤣

[@sarahjaneross2918]

She completely lacks self awareness... it's embarrassing. A comedians dream character 😂

[@JHatLpool]

I thought Liz Truss was going off to work for the Mercers and the Heritage Foundation in the U. S. ....

[@clarecollins2547]

As for Kamikarze Kwarteng he should take his prodigious package elsewhere! Unkind i know but, he has no self awareness either!

[@christopherspavins9250]

You're too kind.

[@rapier1954]

Liz Truss was at best a flash in the pan but Le Pen is a political force to be taken seriously as the last French election demonstrates.

[@D.Carlisle-fh4xc]

"Delphic oracle"! Well done, Tim!

[@kevinnolan1339]

You really will need to come off the fence about Liz disasTruss Tim😂.

[@johnheckles8239]

Marchés de Porc!! 😃

[@user-nf9ns6fn2u]

Have you been smoking happy cabbage Prof. Tim?

[@TheVicar]

I think she'd be good at being in adverts for washing powder

[@francoisschwob4470]

hahaha...Prof makes me laugh with his analysis of The Truss...

[@veganbarnsley15]

Marvellous Prof, I needed a lift. 😂❤🙏

[@davidhollins870]

I loved the LD tweet: "Agent Truss has been withdrawn from the field. Her job is done."

[@clarecollins2547]

😂😂😂

[@Mitjitsu]

Her political career at Westminster is over, but there's plenty of institutions who'll still employ her, because of the useful narratives she can craft.

[@brenglover72]

I'm not sure. You have to have something to offer in the private sector - none of them have anything to offer other than a misplaced belief in their own abilities.

[@Mitjitsu]

@@brenglover72 The narrative that she and sympathizers of her can spin is that she would have succeeded were it not for sinister forces in the government institutions that were trying to undermine her. There is a degree of truth to it, but it's very much overblown.

[@starmersbarber]

I don't believe she can craft anything....other than Kraft Dailylea maybe! She'll no doubt migrate towards the vile right wing think tanks and outlets such as GBnews, where she doesn't need to face up to any challenge that would immediately expose her limitations. I'm convinced she was a total Tufton Street puppet during her time as PM.

[@RayWint-od9uj]

She should be in an institution.....we used to call them loonybins in days gone bye.

[@damianleah6744]

The quite frightening that these clearly inadequate people find their way to the top job. I know she only lasted 49 days but it’s quite ridiculous. We definitely swerved one there.

[@user-qu6mb2uk4q]

In view of many other lunatic world leaders currently on the scene you may rest a little easier because we have almost forgotten her already...I said almost.

[@michaelgoss9606]

Thanks Tim. Perhaps LT could become ticket conductor on a train!

[@tonykavanagh4850]

id say the most over promoted politician ever. would you trust her to work in a mcdonalds? id be slow giving her a job doing anything.

[@jackieogden7103]

I'd argue John Swinney is equally leaden: much as I dislike Truss she is not unique in this area - and Theresa May was pretty similar.

[@finnjones9979]

Liz Truuss has failed spectacularly at everything...now she can add being a failed Marie Le Pen

[@benriddings]

Liz Truss....(Enough said!)

[@vinay7397]

Truss and Marine Le Pen have one thing in common they both like cheese. I like British cheese and always buy a selection when I visit the UK Truss will be happy with me.

[@johnslavin2270]

Now you've got it. Thatcher would never have been elected in Scotland or Rees Mogg. You corrected yourself just in time. If you made the distinction between England and 'the UK' consistently it would be enlightening for your discourses and less alienating for people who otherwise enjoy your stuff. We think we are included until it becomes obvious through these UK means England gaffs that we are an appendage. You would suppose we'd just get used to it but we don't. It jars every time

[@kevinwalton4538]

Just think she was on our doorstep just a few short days ago! The ring video is quite funny!

[@jsd8981]

Well these are the kind of people whovthe torys preffer and vote in power, same kind of mind set amogst all of them...Still not worry...😅

[@custossecretus5737]

I think the country does itself a disservice sometimes, we expect so much from our political leaders that we discount many people that may of been good leaders because they have an obvious flaw. This is no endorsement of Truss or anyone else but an observation. Discounting policies and manifestos, we expect our political leaders to be statesmen/women, good orator’s, comfortable on the political and global stage. It’s like charisma matters more than character and that can mean people who want the best for the country but lack charisma will fall short in the eyes of the electorate, over a charismatic person. But we want our leaders to have it all and few have it all and even fewer want to be leaders.

[@paulhammond6978]

I think this is a good general point - but what's the solution? Human beings have a tendency to be swayed by a plausible person who can project an impressive image - the charm didn't work for me, but is something Johnson has, and I guess Farage's schtick works on the same people who fell for Johnson in a similar way.

[@williamcannon7262]

France has placed itself in a precarious situation in order to stop Le Penn. This could backfire badly.

[@jeffsimon9594]

And then there is Le Pen to think about also!

[@jonm7272]

Prof, that's really not what "hand-jobs" means!

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

One thing affecting bond market is the decision by the US and EU to freeze 300bn in Russian assets. This is affecting bond buying from China who have an agreement with the Japanese who are also selling bonds, and then there is Saudi Arabia who recently announced a warning regarding this in that they are unhappy with the G7's position on the Ukraine conflict. Fortunately the UK is out of the EU now so can make its own policy, but it must be very careful not to mix politics up with finance. If an international investor invests in our markets they must have cast iron certainty that their money is safe. It was why the City rose to such size due to it having a reputation of being disconnected from Westminster. Politicians introduce instability and risk and risk is calculated in every investment decision.

[@CuriousCrow-mp4cx]

You obviously know nothing about politics and finance anywhere, neither now or in the past. Perhaps if certain people had watched Britain's Second Empire, they might be better informed. We know why certain interests chose London, and I suggest that if you truly understood the emergence of the Eurocurrency Market in the 20th century, the turning away of everyone's eyes was politically and financially convenient. That is no longer the case as greed and corruption has led to turf wars between the greedy and corrupt, involving innocent people. You see it in the failure of certain interests to resist the need for discretion, and succumb to their own paranoid and fragile delusions of grandeur and grandiosity. And ultimately, they control nothing but a growing pile of bones. They're only human after all. They only live once, and truly own nothing but their bones, until nature takes her course,and they too are forgotten. The History of Finance tells us money and power are intimately connected. And authentic history is honest and open about that. To imagine that isn't the case is disingenuous or less informed than they think. But what maintains the functioning political state cannot be so easily bought from so few, when it impacts so many. Not everything is for sale.

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

@@CuriousCrow-mp4cx I understand what you mention, but it does not invalidate my post. The refusal to return the 300bn is causing grave concerns amongst many countries that wonder if they may get the same treatment.

[@dglenday8705]

You're probably both correct. And then there's Venezuela's gold.... High time The City "came out" and had a Skull and Crossbones fluttering overhead !

[@MandyAustin-nl4cn]

Perhaps you can lend her one of your dark back rooms where she can set up a youtube channel. There is always a last resort. #bekind

[@jaydunstan1618]

Trussed-Up ism

[@Fontsman-14]

Diss/Truss. No self-awareness, ego maniac. Game over, thank goodness!

[@19Edurne]

8:09 to 8:46 I wish I could see the mental images that popped up in your brain... Must be worthy of the best political satyre caricatures out there.

[@MikA-db2]

Mmmm. Life can be so entertaining at times.😊 😂.

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

A lettuce stands more chance of being revived than Liz Truss. I also think LePen is sadly far more competent. Would like to see her follow Liz to the same depths of irrelevance.

[@johnmcdonnell81]

Who's Liz Truss...

[@faygreville8368]

Morris dancers

[@darthwiizius]

When Liz Truss does her smile I half expect her to say, "eeeeeehhh, I 'ate you Butler. Now get that bus out, go on".

[@isabellesmith5253]

I see you are not keen on truss prof...😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jim-es8qk]

The bankers took her down. It was a pretty awful day for our countries freedom and democracy. Does any one else think that?

[@johnslavin2270]

No. Kwazi lined his own pockets by sharing the contents of his prodigious package at a dinner with his banker pals the evening before his public presentation enabling his buddies to short the pound and place massive options bets. It wasn't the bankers that brought Truss down it was the international markets' reaction. If she'd survived as PM, UK wouldn't be able to place new debt at rates we could service.

[@Midland_Wolf_71]

NO

[@malcaniscsm5184]

I don't recall voting for her

[@jonm7272]

No.

[@tomfreeman650]

No

[@clarecollins2547]

😂😂😂

[@irenekloepfer1586]

Aren’t the endless comments about Liz Truss’s hand movements getting a little repetitive and tiresome? I cannot stand the woman, but…..surely enough is enough.

[@jeffsimon9594]

All the Guardianistas are completely obsessed with the woman

[@duncanrossiter430]

Anyone who has a fixed idea or dogma wouldn't be good at running or dealing with the world especially if they have racist economic issues

[@scorpionderooftrouse]

Perhaps she could be successful as a scarecrow.

[@nicolaablett7790]

Nothing can improve LETTUCE Prof Tim ''HAND JOBS'' really Marine Le Penn would i suspect be rightly offended at this comparison and I agree with you it is entertaining! It is sad that are politicians are such a laughing stock I do wish the media would stop saying Starmer got a landslide victory which is factually untrue AND ALREAY back peddling on their pathetic manifesto God help UK

[@faygreville8368]

Remember they have a lot of damage done by the tories to attempt to fix. Brexit what a disaster

[@paulhammond6978]

They were saying it about Johnson, when his majority was only 80. It's comparable with the majority Tony Blair had, which was the last time I remember them going on about "landslides". It's repetitive, and annoying that this word is always dragged out to describe large majorities - but how is it not true?

[@manuelhung7571]

Truss by name, Truss by nature in all it's inanimate, splinter adorned woodeness.

[@T0NYD1CK]

I think it is cruel to mock the afflicted and I believe that should apply whatever the politics of the person involved.