Was she more than pie in the sky?

We all laughed at the former PM but her radical message might have been right

NED

I AM SLEEPING EVEN MORE poorly than usual, and in those fitful hours between my second visit to the bathroom and the buzz of the alarm clock I am haunted by a recurring thought. What if I was wrong about Liz Truss? Like everyone else, I winced at the blinky interviews and chuckled at the wilting lettuce. On reflection, perhaps we should have all shown her more respect when we had a chance. The thing about prophets is that they can’t all be square-jawed smoothies like Mark Carney. Socrates had foul body odour and aggravated the Athenians so much they made him drink hemlock. Isaac Newton was a borderline incel prone to violent rages. So it goes with Truss. She may have had terrible style, but it is hard to…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2024

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