Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, launched her latest book last month titled Ten Years to Save the West.

The book is a reflection on her short time in office, which lasted only 49 days, as well as an appeal to revive “the Conservative movement across the West [that] has been faltering for almost a generation”.

From the first three pages, you gather that Ms Truss was a woman in a hurry.

She describes that she was frustrated at delays getting from Balmoral Castle to London, following her appointment by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and that she was keen to act quickly due to the “hiatus of government” that occurred in the summer of 2022 following Boris Johnson’s resignation. She reflects that the Queen advised her to “pace herself ”, which Truss admits she should have taken.

A key takeaway from the book is that she was frustrated with the number of bureaucrats and technocrats in Whitehall, like the Bank of England Governor, Andrew Bailey.

She places some blame on him for her time as Prime Minister ending.

Furthermore, she believes the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, which forecasts the state of the economy and public finances and was ignored by Truss during her time in office, should be abolished.

Conversely, she argues too many civil servants act to serve their own beliefs rather than the government’s, leading to “activists as civil servants which can present real problems”.

Finally, in a press interview with The Telegraph, she describes the people who claim she crushed the economy as “either very stupid or very malevolent” and that she “doesn’t care about what ignoramuses at the BBC say”.

Some people have questioned who the intended audience for the book is. In the first week of the book’s release, it came 70th on the bestseller list with 2,228 copies sold.

In comparison, David Cameron’s memoir sold 21,000 in its first week and Tony Blair’s sold 92,000. Unless you’re a political nerd like me, the book isn’t likely to be a domestic success.

Some have argued Truss is appealing to the Trumpite right in the US, with her endorsing the former President in 2024.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is likely enjoying the fallout from the book, as he reminded the House that her time in office resulted in a spike in mortgage rates, during Prime Minister’s Questions.

Labour spiked in the opinion polls when she was Prime Minister, which Starmer would be keen to capitalise on in the run-up to the election.

Truss’ successor, Rishi Sunak, said that he repeatedly warned in the summer of 2022 of the dangers of Truss’ economic plans, suggesting that his economic policies work.

The publication has been followed by a lengthy press tour by Truss, in which we have learnt more about her and her time in office. In an interview with GB News, she expressed regret at previously describing herself as an LGBT+ ally in 2021.

On Have I Got News for You, it was discussed that Truss ordered furniture for Downing Street, but her short time as Prime Minister meant that it did not arrive in time.