Liz Truss > Quotes

“The West has to get serious about the new cold war in which we find ourselves. Our enemies understand that. Russia, China, and Iran are working together to destabilize the West and undermine our way of life.”
― Liz Truss, Ten Years to Save the West: Lessons from the Only Conservative in the Room

“Used to see Jimmy Savile at the Flying Pizza on Street Lane, Roundhay. Always in good spirits. RIP”
― Liz Truss

“It was very clear that the answer to Britain’s fiscal problems (i.e. that spending was exceeding tax revenues) was not more taxes and bigger government; it was liberating the supply side of the economy to generate more growth and income while holding down government spending.”
― Liz Truss, Ten Years to Save the West: Lessons from the Only Conservative in the Room

“The "watermelon" tendency is green on the outside, red on the inside—a modern rebranding of socialism. It features the same instincts of collectivism and authoritarianism. This has traditionally been expressed by advocating the redistribution of wealth, the imposition of higher taxes, and bigger government.”
― Liz Truss, Ten Years to Save the West: Lessons from the Only Conservative in the Room

“Like every prime minister since Tony Blair, we actually occupied the apartment above Number 11, which is bigger than the one above Number 10. Arranged on several floors, it was in fact larger in terms of floor space than our existing family home, more like a house than a flat. Surprisingly spacious though it was, overall it felt a bit soulless. With the Johnsons having taken their furniture with them, the Civil Service had equipped our new quarters with various bits of John Lewis furniture seized from around the government estate. We ordered some of our own, but in any event we were evicted before it could be delivered. Although there were some fancy curtains, disappointingly there was no gold wallpaper, contrary to press reports about Boris and his wife Carrie's redecoration. Even less welcome, the place was infested with fleas. Although some claimed that this was down to Boris and Carrie's dog, Dilyn, there was no conclusive evidence. In any case the entire place had to be sprayed with flea killer. I spent several weeks itching. It was also really noisy. Being in Central London, there were the expected sounds of traffic, police sirens, and so on. But in addition there was an almost constant backdrop of chanting and shouting through megaphones from the variety of protestors camped out on Whitehall opposite the gates of Downing Street. Then there was the clock on nearby Horse Guards, which chimed every quarter of an hour. If you were lying awake unable to sleep at night, you could time exactly how long your insomnia lasted. And I did.”
― Liz Truss, Ten Years to Save the West: Lessons from the only conservative in the room