Ten Years to Save the West
Lessons from the Only Conservative in the Room
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Can the West Be Saved? Liz Truss, the former Conservative prime minister of Great Britain, fears that’s an open question. During her ten years at the highest levels of the British government, she often found that she was the only conservative in the room. She witnessed, first-hand, the machinations of the global left, who would like nothing more than to impose corporate state–socialism on the world. Freedom is at risk, she warns, and the Conservative Party in Britain—and the Republican Party in the United States—urgently need to shape up and defend it. The problem? Conservatives have accepted too many of the left’s talking points, allowing the left to set the political agenda and capitulating whenever the left has sought to impose bigger government and curtail individual freedoms. The authoritarian excesses during the Covid-19 lockdowns should have been a stark warning. They were precursors of things to come if conservatives continue to waffle on principle and surrender on policy, thereby failing the electorate. In Ten Years to Save the West, Liz Truss reveals: Why socialism—despite its uninterrupted record of failure—remains popular, both with global elites and with the next generation The clear and present danger of the ever-expanding “administrative state” Why we cannot ignore the threat of an aggressive China Why Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher should remain the guiding lights for conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic Urgent, detailed, and full of insights gleaned from the highest levels of politics, Liz Truss’s warning to the West cannot be ignored.
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The Truss Doctrine: A Delusional Diatribe
Liz Truss's memoir, “Ten Years to Save the West,” is a blatant and shameless attempt to launch her career as a political figure across the United States. From the outset, it becomes glaringly apparent that this book is a desperate attempt to pass the buck and absolve herself of any responsibility for her catastrophic 49-day premiership in the UK – a tenure marked by economic turmoil, plummeting approval ratings, and a rapid loss of credibility.
Rather than offering insightful reflections or genuine introspection, Truss's narrative is a delusional diatribe, replete with finger-pointing and excuses. She seemingly blames everyone and everything – the media, her colleagues, the administrative state – for her utter failure to implement meaningful economic reforms. “I assumed people understood what I was trying to do,” she writes, displaying a stunning lack of self-awareness and an inability to accept responsibility for the chaos she unleashed.
Truss's complaints about the difficulties of making hair appointments and convincing Ocado that her Downing Street delivery address wasn't a hoax are not merely humorous anecdotes; they are emblematic of her detachment from reality and the profound disconnect between her and the struggles faced by ordinary Britons. While she fretted over trivial inconveniences, the nation grappled with soaring inflation, a cost-of-living crisis, and the fallout from her disastrous economic policies.
The book itself is abysmal, offering little in the way of substantive content or valuable insights. Indeed, one could argue that the ink used to print this tome was utterly wasted, as the pages are filled with self-serving drivel that does nothing to enhance our understanding of the current state of British politics. Truss's attempts to paint herself as a serious thinker in a frivolous political world are laughable, given the sheer silliness and ineptitude that characterized her brief tenure as Prime Minister.
However, if there is one redeeming aspect to this literary travesty, it is the unintentional insight it provides into the utter shambles that is the acting UK government. Truss's memoir serves as a damning indictment of the Conservative Party and the poor standard of leadership currently in power within the nation. Her inability to acknowledge her own failings and her eagerness to shift blame onto others is a microcosm of the party's broader dysfunction.
As a wave of memoirs from Conservative MPs and ex-MPs hits the shelves, it becomes increasingly evident that the party is in a state of disarray, populated by individuals more concerned with securing their own legacies and political futures than with effectively governing the country. Truss's book is a prime example of this self-serving mindset, sacrificing honesty and accountability on the altar of personal ambition.
In the end, “The Truss Doctrine” is a delusional rant, a pitiful attempt to rewrite history and salvage what little remains of Truss's tarnished reputation. It is a disservice to the British public, who deserve better than this exercise in futility masquerading as a political memoir. If you're seeking insight into the inner workings of the UK government, this book will leave you sorely disappointed – and questioning the competence of those entrusted with the nation's leadership.
