Resignation of Liz Truss: Perhaps reflection in the opposition will help

The Tories have lost sight of realpolitik: after Truss’ resignation, Britain needs pragmatism instead of ideology. The country finally deserves realistic solutions again.

Fortunately, the tragedy surrounding Prime Minister Liz Truss came to an abrupt end after 44 days. Your government was basically doomed from the start.

After the unsuccessful attempt to pose as a model tax-cutting Conservative in memory of the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher, with which she sent the markets plummeting and British citizens borrowing rates up, it was actually clear that Truss no longer had confidence could win. Neither among the populace, where her popularity was negative in polls, nor among the conservative faction, who didn’t want Truss at all, but voted for her rival Rishi Sunak.

The reign of Liz Truss – six weeks that will go down in UK history as a sad laugh. Check it out – what’s far more important is to look ahead, as the Conservatives intend to do now to lead this country, which is reeling in difficult times, back onto safer waters. A new prime minister is to be installed within a week.

Who’s next?

You can guess who is positioning himself there: the loser in the last few meters in the primary election of the conservative party members, Rishi Sunak, who is obviously financially astute, who predicted Truss’ misery with the tax package. Or the right-wing ex-Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who gave Truss a stab in the back with her resignation and the obvious kicking of the shins against the prime minister in her resignation letter.

The successor would then be the second head of government, which the conservative party put before the country without elections having taken place. Well, things could turn out very differently. And one could come back that the British actually voted for in 2019. Boris Johnson is on vacation in the Caribbean and rumor has it he’s not averse to “saving” the country. However, that would be madness, which one does not want to imagine at the moment.

Hoping for pragmatism

Many observers assume that the Conservatives’ reign will end at the next election anyway, even if they can hold out until the regular elections are two years away. The struggles over direction within the party, which were exacerbated by Brexit, have worn the Conservatives down over the past twelve years and blocked their view of real political necessities. A phase of reflection in the opposition could help with such a new beginning.

Until then, one can only hope that ideological doggedness can be subordinated to pragmatic governance by a new government, should the Conservatives continue until November 2024. The UK finally deserves a government that tackles the country’s problems, from Brexit to inflation, constructively and seeks realistic solutions.