The Budget was so bad the Bank of England’s had to step in – 23 gilt-edged responses
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Clearly, it's not just Truss & Kwarteng who've done this. It's an entire network of politicians, media voices and more who pushed Brexit as an ultra-neoliberal wonderland that could defy gravity. Look at a lot of the commentary that followed the mini-budget. There they all are
— John Harris (@johnharris1969) September 28, 2022
14.
December General Election?
— Otto English (@Otto_English) September 28, 2022
15.
I'm not a political strategist, but I can see 'we forced the BoE to buy long-dated govt debt in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest in society' being a somewhat tricky sell at the ballot box.
— Alan White (@aljwhite) September 28, 2022
16.
I mean, I know we have to focus on the politicians and the make-u-think tanks first, but it would be good to think the journalists who push this shit and said it was all going to be amazing could take at least ten years off too
— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) September 28, 2022
17.
.@KwasiKwarteng you twat
— Jamie East (@jamieeast) September 28, 2022
18.
Anyway, I don’t want to hear about your “impostor syndrome” ever again, lads. The bar has been catastrophically raised on “oh perhaps I can’t do my job” and you having qualms about being able to use the new database just isn’t in the same game.
— . (@twlldun) September 28, 2022
19.
"Get me Norman Lamont." pic.twitter.com/UELXI0pDMP
— Michael Glasper (@michaelglasper) September 28, 2022
20.
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) September 28, 2022
21.
In British political history, have we ever seen an implosion like this?
— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) September 28, 2022
22.
Sickening. The Marxist Bank of England is buying government bonds to undermine the brave asset stripping yeomen who make this nation great.
— HENRY MORRIS (@secrettory12) September 28, 2022
23.
"YES I CAN HEAR YOU CLEM FANDANGO" https://t.co/Ag3GVP3eVX pic.twitter.com/QS8JYwPHNH
— mms (@Danny_McMoomins) September 28, 2022
To conclude …
The most baffling thing is that there’s no reasoning behind it. They’ve tanked the pound, crashed the economy, burst the housing bubble, gifted the centre ground – and likely the next election – to Labour, for… fun?
— Hannah Al-Othman (@HannahAlOthman) September 28, 2022
We’re with this person. Well, almost.
For the first time in my life, I'd rather like to go to the Tory party conference.
— Ben Ayers (@benayers) September 28, 2022
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