Link to review of "Bank Job" by Liz Truss
The tragedy of Liz Truss is not that she was either a bad person or a stupid one: nor was the problem with Liz Truss her analysis of Britain's problems at the time she became PM. There were quite a lot of valid points in that analysis and indeed one of the worst things about her legacy is that she may have discredited some genuinely good ideas.
The problem with Liz Truss was her "Damn the torpedoes, full ahead," or in her own words, "move fast and break things" approach to solving those problems.
In one sense it was to her credit that as PM she did exactly what she promised she would do when standing for the position. However, her opponent in the election, (and subsequent successor as Prime Minister,) Rishi Sunak, predicted at the time exactly how this approach would go horribly wrong.
At the risk of giving away which country I am a citizen of, and of which party a member, I voted for Rishi because I thought he was right.
And the 41 days of the Truss premiership proved that he was.
Liz Truss has now brought out a book called "Bank Job."
Simon Heffer has read it so you don't have to.
Bank Job by Liz Truss: zero-star review
I don't always agree with Simon Heffer, and his skill at making a page drip with the venom of biting scorn sometimes makes me feel sympathy for his victims.
Well, if you enjoy reading literary hit jobs in which someone uses words to flay their victim alive you will love this review, but sadly I cannot find a single sentence in Simon Heffer's his zero-stars review of Liz's book in the Telegraph which appears unjustified.
The review concludes:
"Of all the books I have ever reviewed that purported to offer a serious thesis, this is without question the most deranged. If you are seeking a Christmas present for someone you really don’t like, give them a copy."
If you do want to give it as a present for someone you dislike, you can order it for them on Amazon at
Bank Job by Liz Truss: Amazon.co.uk: ISBN 9781918396423.
Marshall Lord
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