New polling from the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows just 6% of Welsh voters now see Net Zero as a top priority, with the cost of living, NHS waiting times and illegal immigration all ranking far higher. A single tear runs down Miliband’s cheek…
The poll of 1,011 Welsh adults found only 22% are confident the government will hit its 2050 target. Voters believe the Welsh Government’s pledge to make the public sector Net Zero by 2030 is unachievable by a two-to-one margin. 63% of voters also believe the Government should only attempt to reach Net Zero targets in the public sector if they can guarantee they won’t hike taxes to do it. So… they don’t support it.
More voters oppose than support the ban on new petrol cars, with half not even considering switching to an EV. One focus group participant put it best:
“What are they gonna do? Give the whole police fleet electric cars? They won’t get past the village.”
Focus group participants also described Labour as “incompetent“, “out of touch” and “wasteful“. Hardly a mystery why First Minister Eluned Morgan is on track to lose her seat…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”