Tbh, I’ve given up bothering reading Bucks’ epistles. It’s just the same ‘net zero to blame’ line that’s been popular among certain Tories for years now. Bucks is an archetypal ideologue; bit like Truss and Kwarteng. They’ve made their minds up and won’t deviate despite rational arguments against. Debating with them is futile. The past has shown that Bucks rarely answers pertinent questioning and often lies low or disappears when it becomes apparent that he’s defending the indefensible. Then there’s the straw manning and gas lighting (latest example the other day regarding ‘insults’). I’ve heard so many people in trusted positions on TV and radio explaining the lunacy of the mini-budget (just this afternoon a financial expert and Chair of a Pensions Fund on R4 explaining how Brexit and lack of productivity are the key issues that need addressing not tax reductions for high earners and net zero) that I’m hardly going to take much notice of an idealogue on Bru!
