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It appears to be the case that the Tory's self-proclaimed status as the 'Natural Party of Government' is conclusively disproven once a generation.
John Major presided over Black Wednesday in 1992.
His administration never recovered from this failure leading to almost 5 years of drift for the UK.
Liz Truss chose to ignore all the checks & balances that temper changes to economic policy. She had no mandate for her cavalier actions, just the support of the non-representative Tory party membership.
Far from the Bank of England being able to signal that it was considering whether interest rates needed to be examined, giving mortgage lenders several weeks even a months notice to work with mortgagees who were approaching the end of their fixed terms, the BoE had to take urgent action.
Liz Truss and her unelected advisors from various 55 Tufton Street lobbyists did not understand 'the Markets' they claimed to worship.
Liz Truss should never have been a Cabinet minister let alone elected Leader & Prime Minister. She should have admitted her ignorance and exitted public life.
If she was in any doubt of her value to the political discussion her defeat in the General Election should have penetrated her world view.