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Since when have the ramifications of political choice ever been "short term"? Liz Truss was only PM for 49 days. How much impact on the economy did she have?
by shakna 1y ago
Since when have the ramifications of political choice ever been "short term"?
Liz Truss was only PM for 49 days. How much impact on the economy did she have?
- robin_reala 1y ago“The U.K.’s stock and bond markets have shed at least $500 billion in value since Liz Truss was formally appointed to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister on Sept. 5.” https://fortune.com/europe/2022/09/27/uk-stock-bond-markets-lost-500-billion-liz-truss-tenure/ https://fortune.com/europe/2022/09/27/uk-stock-bond-markets-... The article was published 22 days into her tenue.
- shakna 1y agoSo... Not short term, then?
- robin_reala 1y agoAre we talking around each other? 22 days feels fairly short term.
- shakna 1y agoThe impact of the individual, the damage, outlasts even a short appointment. Thus, no political choice, is short term.
- pjc50 1y agoLiz Truss was over 25 at the time.