The Budget was so bad the Bank of England’s had to step in – 23 gilt-edged responses
13.
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.
https://twitter.com/MarinaHyde/status/1575077196204740608?s=20&t=z_xiA0Uf8S9jnOkokS3Yng
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https://twitter.com/jamieeast/status/1575077735747428352?s=20&t=HR5JHBGixqSQOH3WAktbpQ
18.
https://twitter.com/twlldun/status/1575070406972940289?s=20&t=z_xiA0Uf8S9jnOkokS3Yng
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https://twitter.com/michaelglasper/status/1575069780742377473?s=20&t=z_xiA0Uf8S9jnOkokS3Yng
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https://twitter.com/tompeck/status/1575072463754792960?s=20&t=HR5JHBGixqSQOH3WAktbpQ
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 (@mrhenrymorris) September 28, 2022
23.
"YES I CAN HEAR YOU CLEM FANDANGO" https://t.co/Ag3GVP3eVX pic.twitter.com/QS8JYwPHNH
— Mooms – The Integrity & Honesty Liker (@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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