Speaking of Brits, as we did in the previous post, you may know their PM Boris Johnson is stepping down and the Conservatives, who have a majority in Commons, have selected Liz Truss as their new leader and therefore as the next PM.
Politico.eu has a somewhat balanced description of Truss and how she is viewed by various governments. She seems unpopular with Russia and China, and with the EU. And the Democrats currently in power in Washington don't seem impressed. She is popular with Eastern Europe, and probably with Republicans in this country.
Reading between the lines I get the feeling she envisions herself as another Margaret Thatcher which means making friends won't always be her overriding priority. I feel she has made the right enemies as she went along.
I expect her to do what she believes is in Britain's interest, and to equate that mostly with what is in England's interest as England is where Tory strength lies. As an overt Anglophile, I wish her well.
