What is Rishi’s ingenious plan

Talk of scraping IHT whilst also scrapping HS2 because of the cost. Even though getting rind off IHT will leave a massive hole for the treasury.

also, why make such an unpopular decision like getting rid of HS2?

His ingenious plan is that same as any tory plan: create fundamental and severe problems for the vast majority of people and then lie about who created those problems in the hope of 'othering' one vulnerable group or other sufficiently to cling to power.

He was on GMB this morning talking about his plan to fight inflation and all I could hear was the West Wing ("secwey pwaw to fight inflashun" etc)

Josh Lyman: Uh, long story short you're going to be reading a bit today about your secret plan to fight inflation.
President Josiah Bartlet: I have a secret plan to fight inflation?
Josh Lyman: No.
President Josiah Bartlet: Why am I going to be reading that I do?
Josh Lyman: It was suggested in the press room that you do.
President Josiah Bartlet: By who?
Josh Lyman: By me.
President Josiah Bartlet: You told the press I have a secret plan to fight inflation?
Josh Lyman: No, I did not. Let me be absolutely clear I DID NOT do that. Except yes, I did that.

 

I suspect his plan is simply to stave off his back bench critics and survive until the next GE, then bow out of front line politics with his reputation not quite as in tatters as it would be if he was ousted within the next 12 months.