Liz Truss | Politics | The Guardian (2024)

Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Bank of England of ‘miserable incompetence’ over inflation Kwasi Kwarteng calls Liz Truss ‘kind of Trumpian’ over firing by tweet The politics sketch Humza Yousaf’s unravelling tenure shows how short and brutish political lives have become Liz Truss book enters bestseller list in 70th place with 2,228 copies sold Digested week Digested week: Trump’s McDonald’s bill is big, but its prices have ballooned Brief letters David Harewood’s Romeo presaged greatness Fair to say America isn’t gripped by Liz Trussmania. Here’s what she can learn from Mr Bean Brief letters Clock this delightful paean to dandelions The US politics sketch Trump fangirl Liz Truss channels Maga menace at US conservative thinktank Ten Years to Save the West by Liz Truss review – economical with the truth about her own downfall Britain was wise to cleave to Europe as the empire began to disintegrate. It’s time to do it again Labour shifts poll tactics to target fearful Tory over-65s ‘You can’t rule out a complete panicked meltdown’: Tories fear wipeout after another disastrous week Weekend The extraordinary story of the biggest art fraud in American history, plus Zoe Williams on Liz Truss – podcast Digested read ‘Five-year-old on acid’: Liz Truss’s Ten Years to Save the West, digested by John Crace Trussonomic lessons: what can be learned from former PM’s book? The Guardian view on Tory decline: splits, sleaze and a rush for the exit Brief letters The greatest Fender Stratocaster player you’ve never heard of Brief letters Unpaid carers lose out in benefits gap Guardian Opinion cartoon Ben Jennings on Tory divisions over Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban proposals – cartoon References