The UK Is A Train Wreck
Liz truss was only in power for 44 days.
The establishment has retaken power in the UK and it is leading to a train wreck.
Liz was a rebellion against the no growth policies of Boris Johnson. Boris had proposed sharp increases in tax rates on corporations and individuals. In addition, he had not cut regulations or set up any bilateral agreements with key trading partners. In other words, he had wasted the dramatic opportunity that Brexit had given the UK Government to reform and expand the UK economy. As a result, Boris was kicked out of office two months ago, and Liz trust took over for him.
She immediately eliminated the expected tax hikes and in fact wanted to cut taxes in several areas. Her whole approach was to be pro growth and to see the UK grow economically.
But the head of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, combined with the establishment of the Conservative Party, rallied against her and effectively deposed her.
Remember that it was the rank and file of the Conservative Party that elected her as the head of the party. But it was the members of parliament of the Conservative Party that deposed her. Obviously the members of parliament are the establishment and they just ignored the wishes of their constituents.
The new prime minister will likely be Rishi Sunak who she defeated in the leadership contest. Rishi was the Chancellor of the Exchequer under Boris Johnson, and was replaced by Kwasi Kwarteng, who I thought was fantastic.
Rishi has already said that he's going to reinstate the tax hikes and effectively reverse all of the initiatives of Liz. The UK had the opportunity to become the most dynamic economy in Europe with the tax cuts but instead will segue back down into the morass of Europe.
High taxes and high regulations are the hallmark of European business. And, as a result, we are seeing the European area slowly drift into the sunset.
Economic growth has moved to sub 1% growth over the last 15 years. The people of Europe are getting poor and poor. People don't realize that the average poor person in America is richer than the average European.
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