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Breaking: Liz Truss: UK Economy on 'Very Negative Trajectory,' Advocates for Bitcoin - Coindesk

created: Apr 18, 2026, 12:38 PM
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Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss criticized central banking and expressed support for bitcoin as a potential solution to economic issues. She highlighted the stagnation of the UK economy and the impact of currency debasement.

Liz Truss, the UK's shortest-serving prime minister, stated that the country's economy has been stagnating for decades, attributing many issues to the lack of sound money and currency debasement. In an interview with CoinDesk, she expressed her interest in bitcoin, viewing it as a tool against currency debasement. Truss criticized the absence of serious debate around monetary policy in academia and government, calling it 'quite sinister.'