Brian Clough's famous 'failing politicians' rant trends after Kwarsi Kwarteng sacking
dailystar.co.ukBrian Clough’s famous ‘they keep failing you know’ rant on politicians from 1974 was doing the rounds after Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked by Prime Minister Liz Truss.The former Chancellor was forced to step aside after only 38 days in office, after his disastrous mini budget plunged the value of the pound, resulting in the Bank of England buying back billions of pounds of government debt to reduce the interest rate.
Jeremy Hunt has since been brought into No 11 to help resurrect the country’s recent economic performance.It is another humiliating event for the Prime Minister, who only stepped into No.10 on September 5.
But after another moment to forget for Truss and her government, an infamous interview from the two-time European Cup winner was being replayed around social media, soon after the news was confirmed. Read More: Six footy managers who were gone quicker than Kwasi Kwarteng lasted as ChancellorDuring a television interview in 1974, the iconic Nottingham Forest manager was asked about his views on the politicians at the time.
And it is certainly fair to say, as he so often did best, Clough certainly shot from the hip.“We’re off politicians a bit at the minute, I personally am,’ Clough began. “I was stars in the sky about politicians.“I thought they were going to put it all right, and they keep failing, you know?
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