Machiavelli
Well-known member
I think the only way out is for a Sunak - May -led grouping to join the opposition in a vote of no confidence - indeed, a vote against the budget would count - out of concern for the damage being done to the country and economy. That would be utterly extraordinary and completely gripping if it came to pass, and would put a fitting ribbon on the clusterf*ck of the last seven years of Tory rule since the coalition ended.
Yes, what now seems increasingly certain (famous last words) is that it will end, and end within two years or so. The question, and intrigue, is how.
I've stated that I don't think Truss/KamiKwarsi are implementing disaster capitalism. Instead, I think they really believe this stuff: they're ideologues. Incompetent ideologues perhaps, but ideologues nevertheless. This jars with the history of the Conservative Party which will do anything to hold onto power, which it's been remarkably effective at for 350 years.
Which leaves the likes of Hunt/May/Sunak that you mention with a decision: do they allow this to play out until the bitter end, enabling maximum damage to the brand; or, do they intervene in the short-term, accept they've lost the next election by doing so, but securing a swifter return to power.