New Chancellor Quatang confirms that some of the points in his budget have already been packed right? That's right. So Tress was prepared to be unpopular. She really wanted to reset the debate on growth in the UK. But one of the rules of thumb of British politics is that it is possible to do things that the public disagree with and that which I think are unfair as long as you retain a reputation for competence, particularly economic competence.
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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