Truss said she doesn't care if her tax cuts make her unpopular.
Margaret Thatcher didn't care either when she took office. But she did, at least, cushion to some extent the fall-out from the unemployment caused by her plans (oil money helped).
But even she came a cropper with the poll-tax. Her own party turned against her recognising the damage she was doing to the party.
The 'red wall' lent Johnson their vote to get Brexit done. They didn't know what was on the cards. Now they can see what they ultimately voted for - the free-market libertarian economic model that will benefit the 'blue wall' in the South, largely at their expense. Northern Tory MPs are already expressing their fears that this move is going to lose them seats.
Ultimately, this £biliion borrowing will have to be paid back. I'm pretty sure there will be some major cuts in public spending. The cuts won't be 'to the bone' - they've already reached that point, these cuts will be to the actual bone itself. And if anyone thinks it will only be the 'benefit scroungers' who are affected, they are going to be shocked. All public spending will be on the table. It won't just be "the poor" who are going to suffer. Those who are coping, just-about-managing, will also feel the pain.
Just wait until the home repossessions start when millions are unable to afford the £hundreds per year due to interest rate rises, which we've been warned will increase further if necessary.
I don't think Truss should spend too much time choosing new wallpaper for Downing Street...
