It was all change at number 10 as Boris Johnson finally departed and Liz Truss eventually arrived. We go through the events of the past few days looking at Truss's policies and performances. Nicola Sturgeon, in sharp contrast, set out the Programme for Government at Holyrood.
Show Notes
So, after almost two months of non-government at Westminster and a Tory leadership battle that filled the political pages and airwaves Boris Johnson finally left office and Liz Truss went to Balmoral to "kiss the hand" of the monarch
We look back at Truss's performances and examine her policies and find both wanting at so many levels.
Truss is focusing on tax cuts and breaks for the well off and big business and we ask if this is a return to debunked "trickle-down economics"?
There have been leaks aplenty over her plans to tackle energy price rises Do they stack up or are they simply kicking the pain further down the road until after a General Election?
Meanwhile back in Scotland Nicola Sturgeon laid out the Programme for Government with headline policies such as an immediate ban on evictions and a rent freeze while calling for a robust response by the UK government to the cost-of-living crisis.
But will the Scottish government be forced into yet more mitigations of Tory policies as the Truss economic policies kick in?
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What is The Lesley Riddoch Podcast?
Scottish politics dissected from a left, pro-independence stance. Each week, award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Lesley Riddoch chews over the week’s news with co-host Fraser Thompson. If you like intelligent, quirky chat about Scottish society and culture, and Scottish, UK and international politics analysed from a Scottish perspective; this podcast is for you.