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The Owen Jones Podcast

Liz Truss Plots Comeback

The Owen Jones Podcast

Owen Jones

Politics, Government, News & Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Ok sure, Liz Truss crashed the economy with her unhinged right-wing policies, but who are we to hold a grudge? Apparently she's plotting a comeback with a big public intervention lauding her catastrophic policies, and supportive MPs are mobilising. But here's why Truss' arguments are bull - because history shows they are a failed experiment.

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0:00.0

You know what? A bloody miserless trust. Yeah, I know. She crashed the economy with a toxic,

0:05.7

hard-right economic agenda of slashing taxes on the rich and big business,

0:09.7

handing rassums of wealth to people, frankly, already have too much of it. She crashed the pound,

0:14.8

fine, okay, fine, also the bond market, so we're going to get pinniquity, nearly brought down

0:19.6

pension funds, millions, of course, paying more on mortgages as a consequence, also on rents,

0:25.7

because private renters are erased from this conversation, and those increased mortgages,

0:31.2

often, of course, passed on as higher rents. Yeah, fine. Again, details, details. Paul Johnson,

0:36.8

the director of the Institute for Physical Studies, says we're still suffering the hangover

0:41.3

of Liz Truss' mini budget. I take your point. I hear what you're saying, but she was funny.

0:48.8

She gave us some great memes. We import two-thirds of our cheese. That is a disgrace.

0:59.7

And it does one thing that this country needs now, in its moment of chaos and turmoil,

1:05.6

it's funny memes. So obviously, I am delighted to hear that Liz Truss is planning to come back.

1:12.0

A WhatsApp group wants to use the support of her leadership campaign,

1:16.1

and what a successful WhatsApp group that was, has reportedly been pinging you again. MPs join

1:21.5

you back in droves. They are after seconds, and after that, main course, who wouldn't be.

1:29.5

I've really been astounding it, for myself. I have to say, these are hallucin days of Truss.

1:34.8

Apparently, she's set to do a public intervention in the coming days. Now, I know some of this,

1:40.2

if we became Prime Minister, crash the economy, ending up with approval ratings amongst British

1:44.8

voters, lower than Vladimir Putin. That is not an exaggeration, by the way.

1:49.1

And got forced out after 45 days. We might be like, do you know what? I don't know,

1:52.8

simple as it's out. Not for me. I'd at least maybe show some contrition. Sorry about that, guys.

2:00.0

What am I like? Not least, say, maybe sorry to those of you who literally will be paying

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