🗣 'Which experts were these? In a country where the Chancellor of the Exchequer appears not to know which way up to hold a bank statement, expertise is relative.'
has neither. And unlike Mrs Thatcher, she does not govern by conviction; only opportunism. If she has a vision at all, she lacks the artistry and clout to communicate it.
Does that fill you with confidence? No, nor me. Words mean little when you don’t know what you’re talking about – as the PM herself proved when she claimed that no-one’s power bill would be no more than £2,500 next year.Her latest promise bodes ill for Northern Powerhouse Rail. I can hear the Transport Department’s shredder cranking up as we speak.
On her first week in office, Mrs Truss ordered her Transport Secretary to “begin talks with stakeholders” and assured the local Conservative MP that she would “protect this airport and this infrastructure”. By this Tuesday she had retrenched to a vague promise to “see what can be done”, while the South Yorkshire Mayor reported having had no contact with any minister since the closure was announced.
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