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“Liz Truss will become Britain's next prime minister after winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative Party on Monday, vowing to press ahead with promised tax cuts and action to tackle a deepening energy and cost of living crisis.” Reuters
The right is optimistic that Truss will embrace conservative policies and push back against China.
“The Conservatives in the past few years have been swept along on the progressive tide rolling relentlessly over the West’s landscape…
“Bowing to the gods of an ever-expanding public sector and welfare state, they have raised the tax take of national income to its highest level in 70 years. They have subscribed eagerly to climate extremism, imposing punishing regulations on businesses. They have proved reliable facilitators of the continuing woke revolution in culture, art and science. They imposed highly restrictive Covid lockdowns and mandates with happy abandon…
“Ms. Truss spent her leadership campaign repudiating all this. While Mr. Sunak warned of fiscal fragility, she promised big tax cuts, saying she favors growth over redistribution. She spoke of bolstering energy production. She swore never to impose lockdowns again. She has enthusiastically bashed the progressive cultural hegemony of the media and academia.”
Gerard Baker, Wall Street Journal
“Truss is in fact well-positioned to turn the burden of very low expectations into a boon. When countries are in the grip of a ‘doom spiral,’ as Britain is, a new leader can bring hope in unexpected ways. Truss is a different type of politician to May or Boris Johnson — she’s more of an authentic free-market liberal…
“She will cut taxes, which is popular with the public. If she does freeze the energy price cap and provide meaningful relief for businesses, she will have started by addressing the public’s most pressing concern.”
Freddy Gray, Spectator World
“In contrast to Rishi Sunak, her Conservative Party challenger to become prime minister, Truss has adopted a hawkish tone on China. From her meetings with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other U.S. security officials, Truss is aware of the priority that Washington places on countering China's ambition for global political dominance…
“We should expect a more skeptical stance toward Chinese investments involving the technology, telecommunications, and advanced science industries. Truss is also likely to boost British military activity in the Indo-Pacific and to authorize weapons sales to and increased intelligence support for Taiwan. Considering the historic Commonwealth relationship, Truss is also likely to support Australia as it grapples with Beijing's escalating pressure… Truss will move Britain closer to the US.”
Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner
The left is skeptical that Truss will effectively manage Britain’s current crisis.
The left is skeptical that Truss will effectively manage Britain’s current crisis.
“[Johnson] could tolerate no competition and promoted mediocrities valuable only for their loyalty to him…
“Dominic Raab, then the foreign secretary, lay on a beach in Crete as Kabul fell. Andrea Jenkyns, an education minister, gave the finger to a crowd of protesters outside Downing Street this summer. Nadine Dorries, an ultraloyalist, called the ousting of Johnson a coup because she either doesn’t know what a coup is or considers Johnson above the law. Sitting beside Johnson, watching Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition, speak in Parliament, Dorries repeatedly shouted ‘You’re boring’ at him like a woman who has spent decades in a bar…
“[Truss] was once a Liberal Democrat and a Remainer, and she is now a devout Brexiteer and the darling of the right — in no small part because she remained loyal to Johnson throughout his recent troubles, unlike her Tory rival, Rishi Sunak, whose resignation this summer precipitated Johnson’s downfall… [Johnson’s] friends say he backed Truss because she will self-destruct and he will return as a hero. The prize of world king cannot be given up. What else matters?”
Tanya Gold, New York Magazine
“Britain is undergoing an economic crisis on a scale that has not been seen for half a century or more. The average gas and electricity bills are set to rise by 80 percent next month—marking a rise of 177 percent since April. Inflation is now at double digits and rising. Government departments have started stocking up on carbon paper so they can still copy and distribute their work in case power outages disable computers… Neither Truss nor her party have a coherent, proportionate response to this crisis.”
Gary Younge, The Nation
“Truss may have run as the heir to Thatcherism, but ever since the sustained state intervention in response to the pandemic, it has been clear that markets are no longer sacrosanct…
“The new government will have to institute price controls to curb soaring bills, and with uncertain electricity supplies during the winter it is likely that rationing will be back on the table. Leaks suggest that the freezing of energy bills will be paid for by £90bn of extra borrowing. The government also has ambitions that are likely to be expensive – a world-class health service, levelling up and net zero cannot be done on the cheap… a new consensus is emerging that upends previous Conservative thinking.”
Editorial Board, The Guardian
