Facile, empty and cliched – Liz Truss’s first week has been a disaster | Simon Jenkins

The new prime minister made promises on the campaign trail she hoped would be forgotten. She is already paying the price

Liz Truss may not make an exciting or popular Tory leader, but she may have one thing going for her. She may be lucky. A mere 12% of voters expect her to be a good prime minister. But, just as Tony Blair was eased into Downing Street by his handling of the death of Diana (his “people’s princess”), so the death of the Queen could help Truss steady and establish herself.

As the na...