Thursday 29 September 2022 11:32 PM DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Defending bold tax plans is Tories' duty trends now
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Nature abhors a vacuum, Aristotle once postulated. If the ancient Greek philosopher was alive today, he might have added: 'And so does politics.'
So it was reckless to say the least for Liz Truss to apparently bury her head in the metaphorical sand after last week's mini-Budget was blamed for exacerbating the market meltdown.
With the pound in tailspin, the Bank of England forced to pull the emergency cord to stop pension funds imploding and homeowners panicking over soaring mortgage costs, the public expected reassurance from the Prime Minister.
Instead, for days there was a baffling silence. Not until yesterday did she emerge – and then only to do a bruising round of five-minute interviews for local TV and radio.
It was reckless to say the least for Liz Truss to apparently bury her head in the metaphorical sand after last week's mini-Budget
She was able to highlight the Government's £150billion energy bills freeze to help struggling families, while explaining how lower taxes would put more money in people's pockets, create jobs and attract investment – making the country more prosperous. But being inexplicably absent from the fray for so long made the Government seem to be running scared.
It also left the stage clear for Labour to peddle, virtually unchallenged, the dishonest narratives that the Tories alone were responsible for the market crisis and were trying only to help the rich.
The fact is, there has been a rabid overreaction to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's blueprint
