The Tories don’t believe in the right to a decent standard of living, says former UN rapporteur
Conservative austerity “formally jettisoned” Britain’s welfare state, says human rights lawyer Philip Alston.
ByLiz Truss
Elizabeth Truss was prime minister from 6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022. Her tenure in the job, marked by unrest in financial markets, was the shortest in British history. She studied philosophy, politics and economics at Merton College, Oxford. She is married and has two children, and was elected as Conservative MP for South West Norfolk in 2010. In 2014 David Cameron appointed her as Environment Secretary, and, at 38, she was the youngest female member of his cabinet. After that she became the first female Lord Chancellor and the first female Conservative foreign secretary.
Will Liz Truss forget about levelling up?
Boris Johnson’s “defining mission” to increase regional investment seems like it may slip into the background.
By
Even Pakistan’s devastating flooding won’t inspire a green revolution
A third of the country may soon be under water. Will we ever decide it is time to force down…
By
Liz Truss faces a tricky return to parliament
Inflation needs addressing, the Tory leadership election has left a toxic mood, and her MPs didn’t pick her.
By
Emmanuel Macron is a friend not a foe – and Liz Truss is self-inflicting damage on the Western alliance
If France is a potential enemy, who the heck does Truss think are our friends?
By
End the Tory leadership race now and fix the energy bills crisis
The Conservatives are fiddling while Rome burns.
By
Rishi Sunak’s next move
He may never become prime minister, but he is sure to land softly.
By
The Tories are playing a dangerous game with the Bank of England
A financial crisis is coming and Liz Truss has the air of a gambler who bets the lot at the…
By
How much will Tory leadership candidates help with energy bills?
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s proposals fall short of what is needed, but there are issues with Labour’s plan too.
By
Never mind hard-working families – what about occasionally working single people?
I wonder if I should count the cat as a cohabitee. Or what about the wasps?
By
When Liz Truss asked a Lib Dem MP for Tory support
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
By
Leader: The price of Conservative rule
For more than a decade the Tories have deployed fiscal policy in the service of political capital – and Liz…
By
The UK’s semiconductor industry is dying – will Liz Truss save it?
Successive waves of foreign takeovers have accelerated the decline of the once leading sector.
By
The coming economic storm
As inflation reaches a 40-year high and with Britain facing a punishing recession, the Conservative leadership contenders have failed to…
By
Why Conservatives are dreaming of opposition
Does the party need some time “in a darkened room with a towel on its head” thinking about what it…
By
This is what the state is for, you bloody idiots
If left to run its course, the soaring cost of energy bills will devastate the UK. Surely the Tories can't…
By
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are turning green energy into a culture war
In the face of soaring energy prices, they’re complaining about solar panels on farms.
By
When will Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak get real about the NHS?
The health service is still in crisis, but the Tory leadership candidates seem more interested in eroding the NHS’s “free…
By
Liz Truss must use the power of the state to relieve the living standards emergency
If the new prime minister relies only on tax cuts, it will be a long, miserable winter – for both…
By
What Liz Truss doesn’t get about “graft”
Low productivity is nothing to do with British workers being lazy.
By