Former Prime Minister Liz Truss is facing widespread mockery on social media after announcing the release of her book on British democracy and the Bank of England, following her controversial mini-budget.
Truss posted a link to pre-order her book, titled 'BANK JOB', on X, ahead of its release on October 26. The announcement was met with ridicule, with one user changing the title to 'w**k job' and another editing the front cover to include the infamous lettuce that outlasted her 45-day tenure at Downing Street, the shortest in British history.
Social Media Mockery and Edited Covers
A social media user altered the book cover to read 'Lettuce Job', with the subtitle 'how to outlast a lettuce'. The edited cover features the same image of Truss seated at a desk, styled after the crime thriller film Reservoir Dogs, surrounded by men believed to be former Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, former Prime Minister Tony Blair, and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, with a lettuce placed front and centre.
Another user renamed the book 'Whack Job', posting the image with the caption: "A short book on how Liz Truss broke the bond market and a lettuce brought down the government." Others commented that the book would soon be downgraded to 'Poundland shelves'.
Book's Claims and Context
The book, described as a "short book on how the Bank of England broke the bond market and brought down the government", will coincide with the first Budget under Andy Burnham's leadership. Truss's time as PM ended after her chancellor proposed unfunded tax cuts in a mini-budget, which caused major financial market instability, a drop in the British pound, widespread political fallout, and the loss of party support.
The book will reportedly "lift the lid on what really happened around the Mini-Budget in 2022, challenging the establishment narrative and examining in particular the role of the unaccountable Bank of England". It will elaborate on her argument that the "establishment" and the Bank of England were to blame for the economic crisis.
Reactions from Former Colleagues
The announcement was poorly received, including by her own former trade policy minister Conor Burns, who wrote on X: "She is now an international embarrassment with zero self awareness."
Furious Tory MPs had turfed Truss out of office after just seven weeks, with Boris Johnson replacing her after the economy was thrown into chaos.
