Liz Truss: Britain's new Iron Fist?

 Margaret Thatcher is an inspiration for new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, who has followed in her footsteps.

[British Prime Minister Liz Truss]

"Maggie, Maggie, Maggie - get out, get out, get out!" was the slogan of the 1980s, the slogan of a whole generation of anti-Thatcher protesters, and it was a slogan that new Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss sucked up with her mother's milk and on the shoulders of her protesting parents. "Maggie, Maggie, Maggie - get out, get out, get out!" was the slogan of the 1980s and the slogan of a whole generation of anti-That She relishes the opportunity to speak from her experience on these early childhood events. When the professor of mathematics and the nurse found out that their daughter had joined the Conservative Party, it left the professor of mathematics and the nurse in utter shock.

If her parents staged an equally boisterous demonstration in the present day, they would be subject to at least one administrative infraction and, in the worst case scenario, a jail term of up to 10 years. Her daughter Liz's party granted a new right to protest in April of this year, after which the police are permitted to restrict "noise" from demonstrators by whatever means necessary if it "disrupts public order." This right to demonstrate was provided by her daughter's party. It is quite unlikely that Little Liz will be brought to the demonstration today. The weather is much too severe for it to be possible.

The Conservatives, who have controlled the government since 2010, are responsible for a number of extremely contentious reforms, including the recently enacted legislation regarding the police. The Liz Truss party is not interested in anything less than the complete reorganization of society in the interest of preserving the power that it now has. The connection that exists between the government, parliament, and the court is going to be readjusted, and this will be followed by a reorganization of the landscape of the media. Recent events have resulted in whole editorial teams at the BBC leaving the station as a whole because they believe they are unable to do independent journalism there. Emily Maitlis, a well-known news presenter for the BBC, gave a statement at the Edinburgh TV Festival not too long ago that almost sounded like an oath of transparency. She gave a report on her routine job, which she described as being one in which "facts simply got lost."

Maitli's talk, which received widespread praise, served as a single declaration of war against the expanding populism in the UK. In it, she traced a line from the election of Donald Trump through Boris Johnson to Liz Truss. While hundreds of thousands of families in the UK feared next winter's cost of living and energy, the Tory leadership had indulged in a beauty contest for weeks over the issue of Boris Johnson's successor to debate their views on the woken Kulturkampf, the price of their Arguing about accessories or tax cuts. While this was going on, hundreds of thousands of families in the UK feared what next winter will bring in terms of cost of living and energy.

 According to Maitlis, Truss has brushed aside valid critiques leveled against her policy plans by claiming that the media has "misinterpreted" them or that they are "too socialist." Maitlis says this is the case. Nevertheless, the journalist did not stop at the etiquette shown by Johnson or Truss. Recent events have exposed susceptible aspects of the system of checks and balances, including the role of the courts, administrations, electoral commission, and the media. The most well-known newscaster in the United Kingdom believes that politicians are engaging in behaviors "that threaten the basis of democracy." In conjunction with Maitli's evaluation, Hannah White, director of the Institute of Government, issued a cautionary statement as follows: "It's not only about transformation. There are some in positions of authority who are not afraid to put the boundaries of the Constitution to the test in order to get what they want.

Nothing in the UK has actually startled the country since the victory of the Brexitiers, not even the falsehoods of a Boris Johnson, for which he finally had to explain but which still won the hearts of his countrymen. There are still some within his party who hold the belief that his resignation was unnecessary, and they make up 35% of those individuals.

And now we have Liz Truss, who also wants to follow Margaret Thatcher's legacy in terms of fashion and uses old recipes from the kitchen of her great role model, as if the financial and economic crisis and the lessons of a failed austerity policy had never existed. In other words, she is acting as if the financial and economic crisis and the lessons of a failed austerity policy had never occurred. It is well knowledge that the recipe calls for tax reductions, a reduced size of government, deregulation, and the elimination of restrictions. The entire affair is seasoned with a healthy helping of criticism directed towards the EU.

The politician, whose fans refer to her as "Thatcher 2.0," offers an image of a quasi-socialist Britain, which (even after twelve years of Tory control) should be "liberated from oppressive bureaucracy," according to the politician's vision. The knowledgeable economist provided a six-point proposal that allows for tax cuts as the first essential action despite the enormous family debt, the pandemic, a depleted national health service, the environment problem, and inflation of eleven percent. A greater understanding of the trade and cooperation agreement will prompt the European Union to repeal all of its regulations by the year 2023. She is also considering several alternatives for additional deregulatory action on the British labor market as part of her objectives, despite the fact that the United Kingdom is already ranked dead last among the OECD nations in this regard. Reviewing the mission of the central bank is not the least of the issues that need to be addressed.

Social groups are concerned that this winter may see outbreaks of violent disturbance in a number of locations throughout the United States. If socially deprived districts of London, Birmingham, Leeds, or Bristol are neglected, it may end in looting and huge fights with the police. Other cities may have similar outcomes. A great number of individuals are in a very precarious situation. In October, the yearly costs for electricity and gas will increase to the equivalent of almost 4,000 euros, and in January, they will increase to 5,800 euros. 

Already, low-income families devote 59 percent of their whole budget to covering these expenses. The estimates used to support the actions taken by the government to this point are inadequate, given they are based on merely 1,700 euros per year. The Think Tank Resolution Foundation forecasts that the average real family income will decline by 5 percent in 2022-23 and another 6 percent in 2023-24 if no additional action is taken. The nation is on course to see a decline in real income over the next two decades. The institution predicts that by the year 2024, the number of individuals living in absolute poverty would have increased from eleven million to fourteen million. At a population of 67 million, that equates to one in every five people.

This combination creates the ideal conditions for a fresh winter of discontent, for strikes, and most likely extremely loud protests, as well as a further expanding political divide. Does Liz Truss want to take on the role of a "iron woman" in response to this mounting societal pressure? If the polls continue to show a decline, will she be able to bring together the Conservative Party, which is badly fractured? Or, would anyone in the wake of the impending catastrophe ask for a second opportunity, like Churchill did when he was in a similar situation? Boris Johnson would not rule out the possibility of making a return this week. He has not abandoned the notion that he is a tribune of the people.

If Liz Truss does not put an end to populism in the Kingdom, she will be washed away by the winter storm and the people will yell at her, "Liz, Liz, Liz - out, out, out!"

The author Michèle Auga heads the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation's UK office.