[Politics] Liz Truss **RESIGNS 20/10/2022**

[beorhthelm]

The problem with tax is that tories seem to have lower tax as their single most important agenda item. Not because it is coherent, part of a plan for growth, or anything, but because they don't like tax. It's that simple.

no one likes tax. i know no one who would pay more tax than what they are asked to pay. its a means to an end. the flip side is Labour who will solve any and all problems with a few billion spending promise, usually without say what it would be spent on. it would be nice to hear policy first, pros & cons, then what it costs and options, and then how that might be raised (flatter the better). this is my dream.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Opppphh these questions even from the Tory papers, absolutely brutal.

Ha ha a reporter shouting 'aren't you even going to say sorry' as she walks off.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Truss sounds like a supply teacher asking me why I threw a pen at someone during Maths, knowing she has no power to do anything about it.

 

[clapham_gull]

Well if that speech hasn't finished her.....

 

[Frutos]

She's not very good, is she?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

She sounded completely devoid of any kind of conviction or passion or anything at all in that press conference. Dead PM walking

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Harry Cole basically asking why hasn’t she gone as well.

Ha!

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

That was comedy gold

 

[Blackadder]

Looked like she ran away at the end because she didn't like the questions.

 

[nicko31]

9 minute press conference...

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Is there anywhere to rewatch this comedy gold? Blinked and I missed it...

 

[pb21]

She's not very good, is she?

She sounded completely devoid of any kind of conviction or passion or anything at all in that press conference. Dead PM walking

Thing is, none of these attributes are news, we have known this for weeks/months/years.

However, she still got the second highest number of MPs voting for her and most Tory party members

 

[beorhthelm]

I don't even know what MMT stands for

Magic Money Tree*. it may as well, as thats the intent, to portray an economy where government can create money and spend on what they like and doesnt need to borrow. despite trillions of dollars, pounds, euros, yen, yuan, etc, it says the governments are doing it all wrong.

(*Modern Monetary Theory)

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Is there anywhere to rewatch this comedy gold? Blinked and I missed it...

 

[Blackadder]

Robert Pestel

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

So, she’s now pulled the Corporation tax reduction, what about the costings they were going to show us in a few weeks, can only assume it was impossible to balance the books without significant cuts to public services?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

 

[jakarta]

Men with Grey Suits all over the Home Counties getting them out of their Wardrobes...

 

[beorhthelm]

So, she’s now pulled the Corporation tax reduction, what about the costings they were going to show us in a few weeks, can only assume it was impossible to balance the books without significant cuts to public services?

well yes, thats been the problem. cut services or borrow more, have to cover the gap somewhere.

i think we're now left with the 1p off income tax and cut of the social care levy (aka NI). both supported by Labour so easy to carry on with, and the latter was new spending so relatively easy to cut (dont increase spending in that area).

 

[Bold Seagull]

Princess Leia [on Liz Truss succeeding Boris Johnson] "it could've been worse"
Han Solo "it's worse"
Feels like we're all in the trash compactor...