Liz Truss looks destined to be our next prime minister by early September.
Those on the Left are already slavering at the prospect. They think she is inexperienced, inconsistent, unimpressive, ill-informed, accident-prone, with a weak grasp of the facts and leaden in action, whether under attack or on the offensive.
The Left is not entirely wrong. Though Truss has grown in stature and confidence as the Tory leadership contest has progressed (as illustrated by her surest performance to date in…