Many people expressed pity for Kwasi Kwarteng as he was summarily thrown under the bus by PM Liz Truss on the 14th of October, for the collective bumbling engaged by the two of them leading a wolf pack of entitled conservatives who are totally out of touch with reality. I was not one of those who expressed that pity. Kwarteng is probably what they call a coconut in the UK (Brown outside, White inside). This is reflected in the way such folks think but could also manifest in self hate in extreme circumstances. Whereas I was pleasantly amused that a black man became the Exchequer in the UK (perhaps the highest rank ever attained in the British government by someone who looks like me), the euphoria has been short because he actually is one of those who thumb their noses at the poor or believe that people are poor because they choose to. This is evident in the kind of proposal for which Kwarteng is now famous, and which Truss and the new Exchequer will have to walk back in…
