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Re:The World Is Run by People No Smarter Than You by klelatti on Friday November 11, 2022 @01:19PM (#33564554)
Two words: Liz Truss
Re:The World Is Run by People No Smarter Than You by SergeAx on Friday November 11, 2022 @02:00PM (#33565134)
Liz Truss fall the victim of higher level party struggle and intrigue, not because she was dumb.
Re:The World Is Run by People No Smarter Than You by klelatti on Friday November 11, 2022 @02:22PM (#33565442)
I'm interested why you say this. The perception in the UK is absolutely that she was not up the job and was removed for that reason.
Re:The World Is Run by People No Smarter Than You by SergeAx on Friday November 11, 2022 @03:22PM (#33566279)
Well, you never get that high in politics if you don't have some traits for that, or you are pushed there by others on purpose. Either way it means she fell victim to intrigue - by getting ousted from PM position or by being installed there on the first place.
Re:The World Is Run by People No Smarter Than You by flarg on Friday November 11, 2022 @07:04PM (#33568455)
All it proves is that she was good at climbing the greasy pole. She was and remains as thick as two short planks.
Re:The World Is Run by People No Smarter Than You by nly on Friday November 11, 2022 @06:09PM (#33568050)
Her ideas weren't necessarily bad, or her logic flawed, but her execution was bloody terrible.

Growth is exactly what the UK economy needs and she recognised that. Now all we're going to get is austerity, higher taxes and misery under Rishi