The Economist’s hilarious verdict on Liz Truss went wildly viral because it’s simply brutal

Poke Staff. Updated October 12th, 2022

It’s traditional for a new prime minister to enjoy a brief honeymoon period before reality kicks in and they are eventually forced from office.

Liz Truss, however, skipped the honeymoon and went straight to the ‘end of days’ bit and no verdict on her (sure to be brief) premiership will be more brutal than this, from the Economist.

It’s just gone wildly viral on Twitter because, well, best have a read for yourself.

Mega oof.

And you can read the Economist article in full here.

merciless assessment by The Economist pic.twitter.com/RSSaKRkniE

— Jim Pickard 🐋 (@PickardJE) October 12, 2022

I can't see how Kwarteng survives today without an abject climbdown on tax cuts. When the Economist is calling Truss "the Iceberg Lady – shelf life of a lettuce – and the Bank's doing the hokey-cokey on bond buying, time is short…. pic.twitter.com/IpMDT1cVqD

— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) October 12, 2022

Absolutely brutal assessment of Truss in @TheEconomist. This is the opening paragraph. 'The shelf life of a lettuce.' pic.twitter.com/WABNHjCAeP

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) October 12, 2022

I hope Starmer uses this comment in the economist to describe Truss as having the “shelf life of a lettuce”. #PMQs pic.twitter.com/gCOeTsojqp

— KoH (@pinguforest) October 12, 2022

“The shelf-life of a lettuce.” Brutal @TheEconomist leader on why it’s over for Liz Truss. pic.twitter.com/84sF94bOpv

— Ian Fraser (@Ian_Fraser) October 11, 2022

The Economist describing Liz Truss as having “the shelf life of a lettuce” might be my favourite description so far.

— Mark Nelson (@marknelsoncomic) October 12, 2022