Bank Job (a Short Book On How The Bank Of England Broke The Bond Market And Brought Down The Government)

Britain''s elected Prime Minister was ousted by an unelected establishment determined to protect its power. In this explosive insider account, Liz Truss challenges the official story of her downfall, exposing the influence of financial markets, bureaucrats and powerful institutions. Who really rules Britain?

“I was Prime Minister of Britain. But I discovered that being Prime Minister didn’t necessarily mean being in power.” Liz Truss

In this explosive insider account, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss revisits the extraordinary events of 2022 from inside Downing Street, challenging the establishment narrative surrounding the Mini-Budget and revealing a far deeper struggle over who really controls Britain.

Truss exposes the immense influence wielded by unelected institutions, from the Bank of England and the Treasury to the Office for Budget Responsibility, and reveals how the forces which brought down her government went far beyond economics.

She examines the gilt-market crisis, the hidden vulnerabilities of pension funds, the power of the permanent bureaucracy, hostile political briefings and an establishment determined to defend the status quo.

But this is not simply the story of one government’s downfall. It is a warning about British democracy itself.

If elected governments cannot implement the policies voters choose, who is really in charge?

And can Britain escape managed decline before it is too late?

Liz Truss served as the 56th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

As Prime Minister she led the country through the national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III. Her government pursued a bold agenda of tax cuts, energy security and supply-side reform aimed at restoring growth and reducing the size of the state.

Prior to that she served as Foreign Secretary and held ministerial office continuously from 2012 to 2022, as Trade Secretary and President of the Board of Trade, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Chancellor, Environment Secretary and Education Minister.  She was the Conservative Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk from 2010 to 2024.

She is the author of Sunday Times best-seller Ten Years to Save the West and hosts The Liz Truss Show on UK Live .