Nuclear Weapon Proliferation Takes on New Life
There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterised global nuclear arsenals since the end of the Cold War have ended.
There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterised global nuclear arsenals since the end of the Cold War have ended.
The Tory leadership race is a fight between Sunak’s ‘Thatcherite’ concern to prioritise taming inflation and Truss’s ‘Reaganite’ focus on boosting economic growth, even at the expense of deficit-financed tax cuts.
On its website, the collective Don’t Pay UK demands a “reduction of energy bills to an affordable level.”
Under the American and British electoral systems, Viktor Orbán would have won 82% of parliamentary seats in 2022; and 98% of them back in 2010.
Truss was ridiculed for wearing furs in Moscow during a thaw. It’s an apt metaphor for her—no matter the weather, she’ll wear furs to Moscow because Thatcher did, and no matter the economic forecast, she’ll cut taxes because Thatcher did.
Liz Truss should be able to build up enough support from MPs to carry her, beyond Mordaunt, into second place.
Trailing Rishi Sunak at the moment are Penny Mordaunt (82 votes), Liz Truss (71), and Kemi Badenoch (58).
Bookmakers are touting Penny Mordaunt as the woman most likely to be the next prime minister.
The 1922 Committee, responsible for drafting the rules, has revealed that 20 nominations from fellow Tory MPs is enough for a candidate to progress to the next round.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson plainly calculated that it would be more dignified to quit than carry on an unwinnable fight.
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