South West Norfolk
Liz Truss Watch
(part of the Norfolk MP Watch hub)
Conservative majority 26,195 (50.9%)
Though we are a non-partisan group it is difficult to find positives for our MP. Former Shell employee Liz Truss has a track with the Institute of Economic Affairs, a climate-denying think tank that sponsored her disastrous spell as prime minister. She has had advisors from a number of other far right ideological bodies such as the Free Market Forum, who call for further airport expansion, the Centre for Policy Studies, the Adam Smith Institute and the TaxPayers’ Alliance. Her chief economic advisor wrote the book “Let Them Eat Carbon”, which argued against climate action. It is no surprise that she was instrumental in cutting subsidies to wind farms.
We live in Liz Truss's constituency! Many of our neighbours are wondering why Ms Truss got a 26,000 majority and what will happen when she re-stands.
We're busy people, just getting started as MP Watch, having met for the first time at the launch of the Norfolk Cluster of MP Watch groups in November. But we've all been observing for a while though - how could you not when your MP is so often in the headlines.
Why not come and join us? Please get in touch with us via norfolkmpwatch@gmail.com