Bank Job

“I was Prime Minister of Britain. But I discovered thatbeing Prime Minister didn’t necessarily mean being in power.” Liz TrussIn this explosive insider account, former British PrimeMinister Liz Truss revisits the extraordinary events of 2022 from insideDowning Street, challenging the establishment narrative surrounding theMini-Budget and revealing a far deeper struggle over who really controlsBritain.Truss exposes the immense influence wielded by unelectedinstitutions, from the Bank of England and the Treasury to the Office forBudget Responsibility, and reveals how the forces which brought down hergovernment went far beyond economics.She examines the gilt-market crisis, the hiddenvulnerabilities of pension funds, the power of the permanent bureaucracy,hostile political briefings and an establishment determined to defend thestatus quo.But this is not simply the story of one government’sdownfall. It is a warning about British democracy itself.If elected governments cannot implement the policies voterschoose, who is really in charge?And can Britain escape managed decline before it is toolate?