Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
I agree it will be very hard for Labour to overturn such a big majority, but, having never had a poll deficit level of a third of what this one is which I can remember under Johnson's leadership despite all of the scandals, cock ups and dodgy dealings, I keep thinking about a quote I've heard a few times this week about it taking years to build up a reputation for competence and a minute to lose it.

Truss has none of Johnson's, alleged, charisma and I don't think your average voter likes her. She would have to be a pretty good Prime Minister to get people on her side I reckon and, at the moment, she's a laughing stock because of schoolgirl errors she's made which, increasingly I'm hearing have a lot to do with arrogance on her and Kwateng's part. Although the polls are certain to close and she could yet win in 2024, I don't see this week being forgotten by a significant number of people who voted Tory in 2019, it does all feel like the same sort of impact as Black Wednesday in 1992.
The biggest problem the Tories have with Truss is that she's essentially fake. She has gone virtually through the full gamut of political stances from anti-monarchist lefty to active Lib Dem supporter, to right leaning Remainer to reformed Brexiteer to right wing fantasist. If nothing else she sure is transparent.

Even down to her appearance she has cultivated a repositioning of herself as a new Thatcher all as part of the plan which she has succeeded in achieving of reaching the dizzy heights. Few people believe Liz Truss truly believes in anything apart from a passionate love of ...Liz Truss. The way she laps up the attention of the media in photo and video exchanges betrays her true self.

All this doesn't matter too much if her government achieved better living conditions for the majority of the country. People would vote for her despite herself. But ,as now, it's when things go wrong that matter and it's where she and her party face a massive problem.

Because she's a chameleon she has a low and likely waning support base. Because she is seen as being devoid of charisma she does not enthuse enough of the electorate. She is not seen as bright, communicative nor competent. She doesn't even have the support of the majority of the Parliamentary party.

I think the Tories only possible chance of avoiding catastrophe is to oust her soon and maybe get someone at least competent to lead. But of course if they do just that then that will likely be seen as an admission of failure and could hasten their demise in itself.