The thing that most worried me about Truss when she did the ITV head to head with Sunak was her saying she wants to try something new with the economy.
I don't want the economy in the hands of somebody who wants to try something new. David Gauke on Any Questions on Friday said much the same thing - she doesn't like 'experts' and thinks she knows better.
She has been citing Patrick Minford, the only economist who producing any positive modelling for Brexit. Inter alia he is on record with “if we left the EU, it seems likely that we would mostly eliminate manufacturing, leaving mainly industries such as design, marketing and hi-tech. But this shouldn’t scare us.”
Brexit has dramatically increased economic risk for the UK. I have suggested to my children they might consider moving into the EU if they can.
Something that really really concerns me is that it is still not OK to be in any way negative about Brexit, despite the fact that it clearly isn't going well. There is no real possibility of fixing a problem if you won't admit it exists.
Even Starmer seems afraid to criticise Brexit now he feels that he must not show any enthusiasm for the EU lest the Red Wall votes Tory again. This is a very bad state of affairs.
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