Fiona McEvoy, West Midlands Campaign Agent

Fiona was born in Blackpool in 1983 and educated at Arnold School where in her final year she received a national award for one of the top five A level Classics marks in the country.  In 2001 she moved to the West Midlands for the first time to study English Literature and Drama at the University of Birmingham, then moving north again to read Classical Studies at the University of Durham, where one of her concentrations was Greek political philosophy and practice. Academic accolades whilst at university included a first class dissertation, and two other pieces of work – on Platonic and Greek Sceptical philosophy - rated as publishable.

Whilst at the University of Durham, Fiona became an active and lifelong member of the Durham Union Society, participating in talks, debates and events on a regular basis. She has also frequently assisted with various student election campaigns, and is a member of ‘The Next Generation’ at the Adam Smith Institute. Work wise, Fiona has extensive sales experience but most recently she worked for Spicerhaart, the UK’s largest asset manager, where she dealt first hand with housing repossession and witnessed the escalating numbers of people unable to cope with the financial burden.

Recreationally, Fiona has been involved in the arts in various ways; performing as part of an improvised comedy ensemble, playing in a band, and acting at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She also enjoys reading. 

Fiona is excited to be involved with the launch of this new TPA outpost, which hopefully marks the beginning of continued and sustained expansion for the campaign throughout the country. She hopes that, from its inception, the WMTPA will be successful in promoting a low-tax agenda through highlighting residents’ tax concerns, incidents of waste and mismanagement and arguing for the need to cut taxes and regulations as well as opposing road pricing to help businesses in the region compete.