The government of Liz Truss

Regardless of one’s political leanings (I consider myself fiscally centre-right, socially liberal) this is an absolute disaster of a government. People love to throw around hyperbole, and I’m no different, so I’m going to say this is the worst government in living memory.

Which is an astonishing “achievement” given the previous government’s war in Iraq.

Not even conservatives could defend this omnishambles.

Save us!!!

Nah, I am not partisan, I vote for which party I think is best for the country/constituency.

Johnson was horrific, so was our decision to go to war.

One doesn’t negate the other.

She’s only got to call a general election

That just isn't going to happen.

So a national government is the only viable solution

No party with their current opinion poll showing is going to call an election unless they are forced to by losing a vote of no confidence in Parliament. And that is not going to happen no matter how much you might wish it.

A national government could be established to see the country through the current global turmoil.

Indeed we probably should have considered it at the start of COVID.

And no opposition party in their right mind would join a national government with a party who's own policies have significantly contributed to the crisis.

I don't see how you can think it's acceptable for the Conservatives to prioritise the party over the good of the country but expect Labour to do the exact opposite.

Because a National Government isn't the Conservatives putting party first. It would be them saying we need to all put party aside for the good of the nation.

4 to 6 weeks of an election campaign would be an unacceptable delay in getting on with finding real solutions.

It would be more fighting and mud slinging. The need now is for collegiate behaviour, for meaningful compromise, for listening not shouting.

I know it is an old fashioned solution. But politics on all sides is screwed up. Suspend the rhetoric and focus on finding agreed solutions would be a huge step forward.

There is no doubt in my mind that the Tories will lose the next election. So this wouldn't save them.

But not getting in with steering the country through these tricky times until January is not an option.

They've steered us directly into these times, what makes you think they'll suddenly change tack and steer us out? The country can't take this omnishambles for another two months let alone two years.

Agreed. There are some issues where mainstream parties overlap enough to be able to work together, on goals if not on tactics. A foreign war and even the general approach to COVID could be ones where it's practical to work together for a limited time.

A government of national unity wasn't entirely ridiculous for sorting an approach to Brexit, because there was arguably as much variance within parties as there was between parties. The arithmetic could have worked if Corbyn hadn't been vain enough to insist only he could lead it.

But there's no hope now. There Tories have too big a majority and while there is a lot of variance of opinion within parties, there is clear daylight between parties on overall direction and dealing with the economy is a core part of being in government for every government.

I'm not sure what to make of Hunt. He's a mediocre intellect, but not totally bonkers, which puts him ahead of some of them. But he's got a mean streak and a reputation for dodging scrutiny and misusing figures. Unfortunately, that's accepted as normal these days. He seems to be the Health Secretary that NHS staff hated the most and unsurprisingly has links to private health care. He's obsessed with finding 'efficiencies' and was the Health Secretary who ignored the recommendations of a pandemic stress test to stock up on PPE and ventilators etc.