Evading scrutiny is the least of Truss' concerns - it's the mounting in-tray of apocalyptic crises
Incidentally, the ‘meme’ for this article features a whimsical Liz Truss at the Harland & Wolff docks in Belfast. Being of Northern Irish extraction, this reminded me of the conversation I’d frequently be subjected to between my parents while sitting in the backseat of a car any time we’d arrive in Belfast from Stranraer.
My mum, Irish, would be keen to point out every single time, “that’s where they built the Titanic, Marc!”
My dad, English [and a proud, unwavering Conservative], would say, “…but it sank.”
My mum, quick to respond, would say, “yeah - but it’s still something to be proud of.”
There is a metaphor in there that might explain modern politics in Britain - somewhere. ‘Look, we built ‘a thing’/but it sank/so?’
In another variation of her ‘Boris Mk. II’ persona, Liz Truss backed out of an interview with the BBC’s Nick Robinson that was scheduled for broadcast on Tuesday.
The interview was agreed to earlier this month - and yet Truss' team stated that she pulled out due to there being ‘time constraints’.
In a word, it’s embarrassing, true, but for the sake of continuity this is the haughty arrogance and complacency that Truss appears to share with the soon-to-be Prime Minister.
The difference is, the arrogance is not as convincing - it’s likely performative.
It is the least of her concerns, however; it’s incidental, and this article is not about her failure to show up for the interview - or necessarily about evading scrutiny over her pre-emptive failures.