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Misplaced Truss? Britain’s ruling party meets

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The Economist

News & Politics, News

4.44.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Prime Minister Liz Truss has had a bruising first few weeks in office. Amid policy U-turns and plummeting poll numbers, her Tory party’s annual shindig is a venue for much soul-searching. Russia’s “partial mobilisation” is unlikely to help much on the battlefield—and is proving exceedingly unpopular at home. And the dangers of naming species after people who become notorious.

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0:36.3

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

0:39.2

Today from London, I'm your host Jason Palmer.

0:42.5

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

0:51.0

Russia's thinning and tired ranks need replenishing in Ukraine

0:55.3

but it's not clear President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization will help.

1:00.0

Conscripts are getting little training

1:02.0

and the Russian public mood has shifted at the mention of a draft.

1:07.2

And there's always some good press to be had when a newly discovered species

1:11.6

is named after someone famous.

1:13.6

But what happens when that someone famous becomes someone notorious?

1:18.3

Turns out it's tricky to rename things like the Hitler beetle.

1:27.9

But first...

1:34.5

It's build as the biggest annual political event in Europe

1:38.7

and the British Conservative Party's conference in Birmingham

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