Emergency worker Alice Bowen takes a moment to reflect on the sunny streets of Taunton, Somerset. As a hardworking individual trying to make ends meet, she finds it difficult to support Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s net zero pledge, which she believes is costly and unrealistic for families like hers. Despite her doubts, Bowen finds Sunak and his wife, with their immense wealth, unrelatable to ordinary working families. This sentiment is echoed by other parents in the area.
Terence Lowe, a grounds maintenance worker, dismisses Sunak’s claims that the old net zero goals would have burdened the British people with excessive costs. Lowe, who is recovering from a sports injury, believes that Sunak doesn’t truly understand the cost of living crisis because he lives in a different world. The delay in transitioning to a zero-carbon economy also raises concerns about potential loss of green investments, such as Tata’s electric vehicle battery factory, which could bring thousands of jobs to the county.
Even those who support the idea of delaying green targets cannot bring themselves to vote for the Conservative party again. Vivien and Tim Bowers, who previously voted Tory, feel disillusioned with politics and plan to spoil their ballot papers in the next election. However, there are some Conservative voters who are pleased with Sunak’s decision to postpone the ban on petrol and diesel cars. They argue that electric cars are too expensive and that the necessary infrastructure won’t be ready by 2030.
While opinions differ among residents, there is a common belief that Sunak could do more to help those struggling with rising costs. Suggestions include implementing windfall taxes on oil and gas producers and redistributing the tax burden so that the ultra-rich contribute more.
In the upcoming general election, some Conservative supporters feel that the environment minister, Rebecca Pow, may face a tough challenge in retaining her seat. Retired maths teacher Geraldine Brearley, despite voting for Pow, believes that people are looking for change and are increasingly disillusioned with the current state of affairs.
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