The British Conservative Party's conference in Birmingham is getting a lot of attention. Less than a month since Liz Truss took over as the UK's new Conservative Prime Minister. Her government's controversial tax and borrowing plans mean the Conservative Party conference is literally besieged by critics. A mini-budget of tax cuts delivered less than two weeks ago sent the pound to a record low against the dollar.
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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