In Liz we Truss?
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talkpoliticsHas the UK really gone that far down the toilet? Yes, I believe so. Y'all may as well tear the whole thing down and start over. The only person worse than BoJo is this stupid warmonger. May I say good luck with the coming crash... doubt it will be long before people take to the streets en masse demanding her resignation.
I see no evidence whatsoever that Ms Truss is capable of doing anything positive for Britain, or even that she cares about Britain. Her ideas for growth are based upon reducing taxes, which flies in the face of the evidence from the top richest countries, she has said nothing about education or health and she is, we must remember, co-author of the famous book "Britannia Unhinged."
Sadly Britain appears to be on a rapid path towards increased poverty, poor health, poor education, and the prize for having the biggest gap between rich and poor of any European nation. These are sad times.
The Tory high command say there is amazing talent within the party and it needs to be tapped into. But if that is true, why is the UK in the state it is?
I'd say because (competent) talent needs to accept some self evident truths about the last 40 years of conservative rule. A lot of things that were Tory dogma have turned out to be an unmitigated disaster - but there is no hope unless and until people start to accept that.
It's rather like the first step of getting over an alcohol addiction is admitting that you have a problem with alcohol consumption.
The major problem with the current crop isn't that they have policies that many disagree whether they will work, but they make assertions that are flat out wrong. I don't know which would be more scary, that they know they're lying through their teeth or that they genuinely don't know that what they're saying contradicts the known facts.
I don't envy the UK right now.
I see no evidence whatsoever that Ms Truss is capable of doing anything positive for Britain, or even that she cares about Britain. Her ideas for growth are based upon reducing taxes, which flies in the face of the evidence from the top richest countries, she has said nothing about education or health and she is, we must remember, co-author of the famous book "Britannia Unhinged."
Sadly Britain appears to be on a rapid path towards increased poverty, poor health, poor education, and the prize for having the biggest gap between rich and poor of any European nation. These are sad times.
The Tory high command say there is amazing talent within the party and it needs to be tapped into. But if that is true, why is the UK in the state it is?
I'd say because (competent) talent needs to accept some self evident truths about the last 40 years of conservative rule. A lot of things that were Tory dogma have turned out to be an unmitigated disaster - but there is no hope unless and until people start to accept that.
It's rather like the first step of getting over an alcohol addiction is admitting that you have a problem with alcohol consumption.
The major problem with the current crop isn't that they have policies that many disagree whether they will work, but they make assertions that are flat out wrong. I don't know which would be more scary, that they know they're lying through their teeth or that they genuinely don't know that what they're saying contradicts the known facts.
I don't envy the UK right now.
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Date: 6/9/22 22:28 (UTC)May whatever God(s) there be save the UK.