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Britannia unhinged

The Slow Newscast

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The New Prime Minister's U-Turn on a Policy

In the days that followed Quasiquatte's mini-budget, the bottom fell out of the UK market. The International Monetary Fund sent a message to London - WTF! This is surely the worst start of any Prime Minister. Interest rates are set to rise. People will pay for these mistakes in their mortgages. Now the housing market is preparing to fall. Economic growth will be hit. It seems like the only people having a good time are comics and social media meme makers. Liz Truss announced she was going to get Britain back on track. She just didn't mention which way the track would be going.

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