Former PM says ‘that’s not funny’ when remote-controlled banner is unfurled behind her at event in Suffolk

Former PM said ‘that’s not funny’ when remote-controlled banner was unfurled behind her at event in Suffolk

Last part of the article with a grain of “nottheonion” vibe :

Truss has become vocal on US politics, last month addressing Republican supporters to learn lessons from her brief time in No 10. She insisted: “I’ve learned how powerful the unelected bureaucracy is. You have to win in November … you have to dismantle the leftist state … they are devious, they are ruthless and they are out to get you.”

The former prime minister has previously criticised the Daily Star’s lettuce joke, insisting it was not “particularly funny”, noting in June: “I just think it’s puerile.”

She went on to criticise the British media, claiming it was “known throughout the world for being particularly vociferous” and it is not “particularly deferential to politicians”.

The banner stunt came shortly after Truss voiced her support for Elon Musk, who has claimed the UK has a two-tier policing system. She said on X: “I am appalled by the attacks on free speech in Britain and Europe. We can’t be truly free without free speech. Good for Elon Musk and X for standing up to these bullies.” Musk responded, thanking her for support.

  • Darkard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    140·
    3 months ago

    I’ve learned how powerful the unelected bureaucracy is.

    You fucking clown, you are the unelected bureaucracy. It was you (unelected) and the people you put in charge of the economy (unelected) who fucked everything up.

    • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
      341·
      3 months ago

      It’s also a little amusing that what brought her down was ultimately the markets doing their thing. Assets in the free market changing in price is not the work of some unelected bureaucracy, that’s capitalism.

      Liz Truss was brought down by capitalism, and greedy investors being smarter than her at predicting the future. She just can’t say that, or perhaps refuses to believe it.

  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
    782·
    3 months ago

    Aint no way she actually supports trump and musk, thats wild. Her brain already has, but may the rest of her too, rot like the lettuce.

    • li10@feddit.ukEnglish
      27·
      3 months ago

      She desperately wants to stay relevant, but doesn’t seem to realise her political career is basically dead.

      She literally had her shot at the top job and absolutely, monumentally, historically fucked it.

      • EnderMB@lemmy.world
        12·
        3 months ago

        Her political career IS dead. She lost her seat, so is no longer an active politician.

        This is all to push her book, which has been widely panned by practically everyone that isn’t a brain-dead moron. I genuinely would love to know how many thick cunts are in that room with her, because they are truly up there with Clacton in being the dumbest people in the country.

  • Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world
    74·
    3 months ago

    She could avoid all this unpleasantness by fucking off for good instead of clinging onto relevance. She deserves worse, but I absolutely love this banner.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    29·
    3 months ago

    The banner stunt came shortly after Truss voiced her support for Elon Musk, who has claimed the UK has a two-tier policing system. She said on X: “I am appalled by the attacks on free speech in Britain and Europe. We can’t be truly free without free speech. Good for Elon Musk and X for standing up to these bullies.” Musk responded, thanking her for support.

    Amazing how someone can be so right but twisted 180 degrees!

    Like the US, the UK DOES have a two-tier policing system: the far right riot in the streets of most if not all major cities in England (based on an Islamophobic RUMOR) and get coddled, while the left are brutalized by cops at peaceful protests (against racial discrimination and corporations hastening the demise of the human race) if they even manage to avoid being THROWN IN JAIL FOR SEVERAL YEARS FOR PLANNING A PEACEFUL PROTEST!

    It’s amazing how the privileged bullies can just pretend that the opposite of reality is true and gain support for it!

  • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    3 months ago

    Sounds like she’s so toxic even to Tories that she perceives her only political future is on the far right. She’s still Liz Truss though, so she won’t even be any particular leader in that sphere, just a show pony to trot out as a convert, and maybe to hide in the back office if they actually gain enough power to have to do something administratively complex.