Fair to say America isn’t gripped by Liz Trussmania. Here's what she can learn from Mr Bean | Emma Brockes
25-04-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com

Fair to say America isn’t gripped by Liz Trussmania. Here's what she can learn from Mr Bean | Emma Brockes

Our former PM has a dire warning and a book to sell, but it isn’t really cutting through. A bit more Brit-style bumbling might help‘I know the name,” texts a friend when I ask if she knows who Liz Truss is, but like most Americans can’t quite put her finger on why. “Like 8%,” guesses another when I ask her to put a number on how many of her countrymen she imagines know of Truss. The standard response, in my extremely unscientific poll of Americans as to whethe
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