There is definitely a "shifting the deckchairs on the Titanic" feel to the situation in Britain at the moment. If recent political events had been presented as a soap opera script it would have been rejected for being totally unbelievable.
The writing was on the wall for Liz Truss three weeks ago when she tried to stroke Larry the Cat and the feline showed considerable displeasure and ran off down the street. That was not a good omen. The No 10 chief mouser now awaits his third boss in a matter of months and there have even been mischievous suggestions Larry be appointed prime minister.
As speculation grew about the PM's chances of survival the Daily Star held a competition to see if an iceberg lettuce would have a longer shelf-life than Ms Truss. The lettuce won. The vegetable even received messages of congratulations from the public including "Lettuce Rejoice" and "Truss sunk by an iceberg".
