Tomorrow, in what's being described as a fiscal event, Liz Truss's government will reveal

its economic plan to fix a country in crisis.

Britain, on the brink of a recession as deep as the 90s and as long as the 2008 financial

crash. There was real fear, fear, fear, anxiety, you know, people lying in bed at night wondering

how they're going to pay their bills.

So what can we expect to hear tomorrow, and crucially, will it work?

I think that given the commitment that Liz Truss has to be a low tax prime minister, coupled

with the fact that she is taking on a massive financial burden, which is the energy crisis,

it leaves you with a very big question of how the hell do we pay this back if it's not

with more taxes.

You're listening to stories of our times from the times and the Sunday times. I'm Manvine

Rana. Today, a beginner's guide to Truss Enomics.

My name is Merine Khan, I'm the economics editor at the Times.

Merine has been watching all of Liz Truss's pronouncements on the economy, both during

her campaign and since she came to power to work out what the new government's economic

strategy will be. But for the biggest clue to what we'll hear when the new chancellor quasi-quarting

stands up at the dispatch box tomorrow, we really need to go back further. We need to

go back a decade to September 2012. The country was just recovering from a financial crisis.

But until businesses find it easier to borrow money and start hiring and until people

feel confident enough to start spending, some believe a true recovery could take years.

The Tory Lib Dem coalition government was still enjoying a honeymoon period when out of

the blue, a book, a pamphlet of essays was published that called quite a star. The book

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