18th October It is with a heavy heart


It is with a heavy heart that Grace Under Pressure has to announce the death of Trussonomics which passed away very peacefully yesterday. 

Trussonomic, also known as 'the fiscal event' and 'the budget that wasn't a budget' breathed its last at just after 11.30am in Central London, after a short life that lasted only 24 days

It is not sure whether its mother Liz was present at the moment Trussonomics was officially declared dead but its step father Kwazi is generally thought to have been absent, having been relieved of parenting duties last week.

People on the street were shocked to hear the news. One Daily Mail reader, lamented, "Oh it was such a lively little thing wasn't it. Coming into the world kicking and screaming and causing the pound to crash almost instantly. Sadly Trussonomics proved too pure for this cruel world and with the Bank of England and the rest of the world money experts acting as if they were Lucy Letby let loose in an ICU, well it never really stood a chance did it. I don't think we shall see its likes again. But then God always takes the best doesn't he.”

Perhaps the trauma explains why Liz Truss was unable to attend the House of Commons to answer questions about the the effects the short life of 'her baby' has had on the entire country.  Or maybe its simply that this lady, unlike Margaret Thatcher, is just not for turning...up.

At the time of going to press Grace Under Pressure is unable to confirm whether the entire staff of the BBC will now wear black to signify an official period of mourning for Trussonomics. Personally speaking I'd be happy with an extra Bank Holiday.


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