Hmmm. George Useless the Environment Secretary is what? Oooh. A Farmer. What an amazing coincidence.....I agree. It’s not good.
Thankfully it’s only approved for 120 days, not permanently. So I think some level headed calmness is required. It’s not as bad as the headlines would have you believe.
It was requested by the National Farmers Union. It’s short term relief to help an industry facing a short term problem. It’s a tough balancing act for the government, pitting off industry and environmental issues is going to be a thorn in the side of every government ever going forward. A lose lose situation in every case.
Leaving the EU presents a plethora of opportunities for the UK to make green decisions.
It reminds me of this article written a few years ago. Plenty of opportunities for the UK, I hope they are taken. Now the the country has left the UK, we have more control over Green issues, so I hope this brings green issues in to a more prominent position in future elections.
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The EU is an outsized behemoth beyond reform – the Green case for Brexit | Jenny Jones
This top-down dogmatic project promoting endless industrial development and growth doesn’t fit with the Green vision of a future lived on a more human scalewww.theguardian.com
Oh great. It’s use is only sanctioned for 120 days.I agree. It’s not good.
Thankfully it’s only approved for 120 days, not permanently. So I think some level headed calmness is required. It’s not as bad as the headlines would have you believe.
It was requested by the National Farmers Union. It’s short term relief to help an industry facing a short term problem. It’s a tough balancing act for the government, pitting off industry and environmental issues is going to be a thorn in the side of every government ever going forward. A lose lose situation in every case.
Leaving the EU presents a plethora of opportunities for the UK to make green decisions.
It reminds me of this article written a few years ago. Plenty of opportunities for the UK, I hope they are taken. Now the the country has left the UK, we have more control over Green issues, so I hope this brings green issues in to a more prominent position in future elections.
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The EU is an outsized behemoth beyond reform – the Green case for Brexit | Jenny Jones
This top-down dogmatic project promoting endless industrial development and growth doesn’t fit with the Green vision of a future lived on a more human scalewww.theguardian.com
Oh great, it’s only going to be used for 120 days. Effectively that will be for the next full farming season.I agree. It’s not good.
Thankfully it’s only approved for 120 days, not permanently. So I think some level headed calmness is required. It’s not as bad as the headlines would have you believe.
It was requested by the National Farmers Union. It’s short term relief to help an industry facing a short term problem. It’s a tough balancing act for the government, pitting off industry and environmental issues is going to be a thorn in the side of every government ever going forward. A lose lose situation in every case.
Leaving the EU presents a plethora of opportunities for the UK to make green decisions.
It reminds me of this article written a few years ago. Plenty of opportunities for the UK, I hope they are taken. Now the the country has left the UK, we have more control over Green issues, so I hope this brings green issues in to a more prominent position in future elections.
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The EU is an outsized behemoth beyond reform – the Green case for Brexit | Jenny Jones
This top-down dogmatic project promoting endless industrial development and growth doesn’t fit with the Green vision of a future lived on a more human scalewww.theguardian.com
Once used, these poisons remain on the soil and can have long-term impacts on the health of bees.

Neonicotinoids and bees: Despite EU moratorium, insecticides still detectable
Since 2013, a European Union moratorium has restricted the application of three neonicotinoids to crops that attract bees because of the harmful effects they are deemed to have on these insects. Yet researchers have just demonstrated that residues of these insecticides can still be detected in...
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The lead proponents of Brexit gave an undertaking that our environmental standards would not be lowered once we had left the union. Yet the ink is hardly dry on the agreement and here we are and the government are already rolling back on that commitment.
The Environment Minister who has sanctioned this - George Eustace - is a farmer by profession. Conflict of interest??