Liz Truss should be crowned the new CEO of Twitter

May I make so bold as to propose Liz Truss for the soon-to-be-vacated CEO role at Twitter? After all, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg acquired an executive role at Facebook after his political career evaporated; and looking at our ex-prime minister I should say she fits the bill perfectly.

Robert Boston

Kent

In the eight decades since the Second World War the people of this country have experienced an unprecedented period of peace and rising prosperity. What they do not realise, however, is that we are now at war again.

The war against Covid has cost us 180,000 lives and an estimated £376bn; the war against the climate crisis is going to cost us at least £20bn every year and a lot more if we are truly to meet out obligations to nations less fortunate than ourselves; the war against the forces which threaten to degrade the natural world and destroy the biodiversity on which we depend has hardly yet begun and in view of the pathetically small £1.9bn we have given to Ukraine so far, we are genuinely at war with that power-crazed lunatic who calls himself the president of Russia.

A nation at war must be prepared to tighten its belt and make significant sacrifices. Now is not the time for public sector workers (or anyone else for that matter) to claim inflation-busting pay rises.

JO Linton

Cumbria

The NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) took most of its evidence in early 2022, at which time, inflation was predicted to peak at 4 per cent, and the UK government advised that the total cost could not be more than 3 per cent. With cost savings this may be seen as broadly intending to award an increase to match inflation. Despite subsequent events, the government is doggedly sticking to the line that it has accepted this recommendation.

Unless things have been delayed, then the government should already have instructed the PRB to start the review for 2023 and would have advised on affordability. If the same sentiment prevailed as in late 2021, then an early indication of what this figure is could help to resolve the current dispute (or could exacerbate it). Despite being “independent”, the PRB knows that the government will reject any recommendation that exceeds the affordability advice. Like it or not, the government is making decisions about pay and could go a long way to resolving the current industrial disputes.

David Leak

Twickenham

This country has enjoyed a well-above-average standard of living for generations. Many union leaders are currently demanding wages for vast numbers of people are increased to maintain or improve standards of living. The war in Ukraine is the main reason for high inflation: not only for the UK but most of the world. Meanwhile, millions of people across the world remain hungry or without urgent or essential healthcare. Perhaps it is time for union leaders to realise this country and all developed nations have to acknowledge they will not be able to maintain their historic relative standards of living while so many around the world struggle even to survive.

Jonathan Longstaff

Buxted, E Sussex

The monarchy is not fit for purpose, serves little by way of any useful function, and has minimal impact on the lives of the majority. It is redundant. It is an expensive anachronism well past its shelf life and is surrounded by sycophancy, privilege, unearned wealth and assumed deference.

Time for a positive change.

Phil Mortimer

Bognor Regis

Brexit has nothing to do with Labour, they are not in power and cannot affect anything. Brexit is the Tory love child, they championed its “oven-ready” delivery; they told us it would work. Clearly it is a disaster.

The question now is, what are the Tories doing about it? The truth is nothing. The Tories are now lost in a Brexit abyss. They know the supposed opportunities are minuscule, the trade deals are virtually worthless, and due to continued Tory policy failure, we cannot increase our GDP. In short, we are screwed for a long, long time and the Conservatives are the authors of this debacle.

Dale Hughes

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