Do I trust Truss

Given that I'm never likely to support the Conservatives I realise that I'm biased.

I know what I want in a Prime Minister - It's a long list. 

• Intelligence
• Common sense & empathy
  
• Experience
  
• Integrity & honesty
  
• Bravery, there are hard choices to be made on all fronts
  
• A willingness to listen, consider & build a team of real talent & consensus
• Someone who will choose what is best for the UK & the world long term, not short term personal & political advantage.

I could go on, but you get the picture. Leading a country is not a job for one person alone. It is far too complex. It takes a team of really excellent people who will "speak truth to power" & consider the needs of all citizens & the wider world. No decision is taken in isolation. Everything has an impact, sometimes in places it is hard to predict.

Do I think Ms Truss is the right choice? I'm finding it difficult. She has been in Labour, the Lib Dems & Conservatives. She has been against Brexit & then for it. She has voted against lots of climate change things. She has changed her mind on policy while she has been in this election process. There was someone on Radio 4 yesterday saying that some of her policies are ridiculous. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/liz-truss-policies-new-prime-27914393 We are in a really dreadful situation on lots of fronts. I can't see that someone who vacillates that much can run the country.

 

It is important to change your mind if circumstances change. It is very difficult to forsee the impact of decisions. That is why it's key to involve real experts as advisors, not just people in your own party. It is also important to be able to admit that you have made a mistake. That is human & our world is unpredictable & in a state of dangerous flux.

Frankly I wonder if we have reached a stage of such complexity in society & international affairs that we need to rethink how we do politics & democracy. It doesn't seem to me to be working on any front. Everything has become to monolithic & interrelated. 

Politics has become debased & polarised. Internecine conflicts within parties is a barrier to doing what is right for a country, populations & the world. The problems are huge & very complex. There are no easy solutions.

Time is running out for a lot of people.