Sunak is a hopeless populist. Motorists are also home owners and parents. There is no being on the side of motorists.
Yes, we all enjoy the convenience of using our cars where and when we want.
But as parents we also worry about our children or elderly neighbours being ploughed down by the boy racers who treat residential streets as a race course.
So give us car owners our calm zones for our peace of mind. And make policies for us parents that enable us to make greener choices in our motoring, without crippling us financially.
Binary politics isn’t going to wash with us. I’m pretty sure the populist PM enjoys the calm of his Yorkshire mansion too, when he flies in by helicopter to relax in his heated swimming pool, while many of his constituents struggle to pay rising energy bills.
I don’t really think this man is on your side at all.
Last modified: 30 July 2023
