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I feel slightly bad for Liz Truss, since I imagine that one of the things she will be remembered is that the Queen died less than 48 hours into her government.

by Hamuko 4y ago

laumars 4y ago
Truss wouldn’t care about that. If anything she’ll spin this to her advantage. It’s pretty common for governments to release embarrassing documents or unpopular changes during busy news weeks, or at the weekend, knowing that peoples attention is elsewhere. You don’t get to become a PM by playing nice.
- NoFingerprints 4y ago
  She’s already been busy: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/tom-scholar-permanent-secretary-to-the-treasury-sacked-by-liz-truss https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/tom-scholar-...
mhh__ 4y ago
She's got much bigger things to worry about.
- datavirtue 4y ago
andrepd 4y ago
Oh I'm sure she at least appreciates the opportunity to bury some unappealing news. News broke e.g. of her decision to rescind all restrictions on fracking (and – just a funny coincidence – of the fact that her campaign's biggest donation came from the wife of a BP exec), at about the same time as news of the Queen's deteriorating health.
- laumars 4y ago
  I really wish lobbying and campaign donations were made illegal because in practice it’s little different from bribery.
CuriousCosmic 4y ago
Well at this rate she may end up more well known for dismantling the Northern Ireland Protocol and breaking the Good Friday Agreement.
odiroot 4y ago
It's a great cover for her potential early mistakes.
mns06 4y ago
She was an abolitionist in her youth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qfg1AQnWIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qfg1AQnWIM
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starfallg 4y ago
It's interesting you bring this up as in my view Truss is the antithesis of Queen Elizabeth II. Truss is somebody that would say anything that people wanted to hear to be popular and amass political power whereas Queen Elizabeth refrained from staying anything people didn't want to hear to be dutifully detached from the fickleness of politics.
garren 4y ago
Alternatively, a new King took power less than 48hrs into her government. The ascendancy of a new monarch is at least as memorable as the passing of, in this instance his, predecessor.

I feel slightly bad for Liz Truss, since I imagine that one of the things she will be remembered is that the Queen died less than 48 hours into her government.

by Hamuko 4y ago

I feel slightly bad for Liz Truss, since I imagine that one of the things she will be remembered is that the Queen died less than 48 hours into her government.

laumars 4y ago

Truss wouldn’t care about that. If anything she’ll spin this to her advantage. It’s pretty common for governments to release embarrassing documents or unpopular changes during busy news weeks, or at the weekend, knowing that peoples attention is elsewhere. You don’t get to become a PM by playing nice.

NoFingerprints 4y ago
She’s already been busy: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/tom-scholar-permanent-secretary-to-the-treasury-sacked-by-liz-truss https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/08/tom-scholar-...

mhh__ 4y ago

She's got much bigger things to worry about.

datavirtue 4y ago

andrepd 4y ago

Oh I'm sure she at least appreciates the opportunity to bury some unappealing news. News broke e.g. of her decision to rescind all restrictions on fracking (and – just a funny coincidence – of the fact that her campaign's biggest donation came from the wife of a BP exec), at about the same time as news of the Queen's deteriorating health.

laumars 4y ago
I really wish lobbying and campaign donations were made illegal because in practice it’s little different from bribery.

CuriousCosmic 4y ago

Well at this rate she may end up more well known for dismantling the Northern Ireland Protocol and breaking the Good Friday Agreement.

odiroot 4y ago

It's a great cover for her potential early mistakes.

mns06 4y ago

She was an abolitionist in her youth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qfg1AQnWIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qfg1AQnWIM

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starfallg 4y ago

It's interesting you bring this up as in my view Truss is the antithesis of Queen Elizabeth II. Truss is somebody that would say anything that people wanted to hear to be popular and amass political power whereas Queen Elizabeth refrained from staying anything people didn't want to hear to be dutifully detached from the fickleness of politics.

garren 4y ago

Alternatively, a new King took power less than 48hrs into her government. The ascendancy of a new monarch is at least as memorable as the passing of, in this instance his, predecessor.