Abdicating Responsibility.

For those not familiar with UK politics, I should first explain that a few weeks ago a woman called Liz Truss became the new Prime Minister following the abdication resignation of Boris Johnson. She immediately appointed one of her closest allies, Kwasi Kwarteng, as Chancellor of the Exchequer (that’s the post which has control of the nation’s finances, and is very senior.)

Together they formulated a plan to get Britain out of the mess it’s in consequent upon various factors (one of which is often said to be twelve years of Tory misrule, but that’s a matter of opinion.) Together they decided to reduce taxation in various ways, all of which would entirely – or at least mostly – benefit the rich. They said it would revitalise the economy and would be ‘better for everyone.’

It brought howls of derision, disbelief, disgust and desperation, mostly from the Bank of England, fellow Tory MPs, and the poorer 90% of the British population. (The Bank of England was concerned about financial stability and public borrowing, the Tory MPs feared it would lose them the next general election, and the nation’s poor were concerned that they would no longer be able to afford all those things which the capitalist overlords tell them they must have in order to belong. They were also concerned about their ability to heat their homes and feed themselves or their children because there happens to be an inflation crisis going on at the same time.)

But Liz and Kwasi persisted with their cunning plan, Liz being particularly insistent that it was the right thing to do and effectively implying that she was the prime architect of it.  Until today…

Today, in the face of increasing and persistent disquiet on all fronts, Liz took out the long knives and sacked her lieutenant, Kwasi, thereby throwing him out of the government. She says she’s staying.

And that’s politics.