Either was going to be a shit choice, because they are nasty nasty people. She’s worse, and will keep the Tories out of power for quite a while, so… thanks!

This is the tough decision.

If Truss and Kwarteng had instead come out with a good budget which would improve the lives of 99% of citizens but at the expense of the rent-seeking hoarders of capital I think the same thing would have happened.

That is very very easy to say, especially when they didn’t. Other budgets were not unfunded messes which sought to grease their mates’ pockets (so much). They thought they could fuck about and do what they wanted.

The budget is yet to arrive.

Truss and Kwarteng fucked things with unfunded cuts, not because of the media and banks.

are meant to be focused on UK politics, not US

That’s not an opinion, that’s just baseless information.

Became Prime Minister, crashed the economy with Kwasi Kwarteng, killed the Queen, then said it wasn’t her fault and that they should have gone further with their mini-budget. Now she’s a Trumpette.

Why are they meant to be focussed on anything, do they have a manifesto which says they only do that? They have done stunts related to Trump before (when he was in the UK), so this isn’t out of their modus operandi.

Truss has kept herself active politically, so she’s fair game. She hasn’t been held to account for what she did, and she hasn’t allowed herself to be ignored by maintaining her grift.

I can’t imagine it cost that much to do it, it also puts the focus on her work trying to get Trump elected, and reminds everyone (or even informs Americans) of what she did. I assume LBD are also trying to help derail the Trump campaign.

Right, but you’re talking about yourself I assume.

That is dependent on your contributions.

If I do make it that far, I expect having to work so long to get there that I will be pretty much a husk of a human.

You can get your pension much earlier if you do a private one.

Any reccos for one? I signed up for Vanguard but they required a UK number, and I don’t live there (but I am British).

Oh lord.