Labour came to power promising to clean up England's rivers. Now @SteveReedMP is burning taxpayer money taking river guardians @WildFishCons to court, because "cleaning up individual rivers devastated by pollution is administratively unworkable." WTAF? www.theguardian.com/environment/... - ThreadSky

robgmacfarlane.bsky.social • 45 days ago

Labour came to power promising to clean up England's rivers.
Now @SteveReedMP is burning taxpayer money taking river guardians @WildFishCons to court, because "cleaning up individual rivers devastated by pollution is administratively unworkable."
WTAF?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/14/ministers-to-appeal-against-river-pollution-ruling-won-by-yorkshire-anglers

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rauricaozaiw.bsky.social•45 days ago

People around the world: what is the point of centre-left governments if once in power they turn out to be shadow imitations of their conservative predecessors?

lochinverbookshop.bsky.social•45 days ago

People wonder why we are seeing the rise of dictators… in a misogynistic, miserable quagmire that it meta and x, strongmen are presented as the only answer…

saltednuts.bsky.social•45 days ago

Yep
That’s Starmer’s Labour

keithjebb.bsky.social•45 days ago

Meet the new boss…

thatrosiewood.bsky.social•45 days ago

Posd a case to be made against the polluters directly.

Whether they are enforced against doesn't define liability. Their discharge consents and the legislation under which they operate do.

Remedies under original action includes requiring a Govt to retake a decision - not changing it

joegmarshall.bsky.social•41 days ago

It's hard to be more disappointed with this government's response to environmental issues. Apparently I'm a Tory now because I want to bring more beavers back, for example. I've rarely been more insulted. Yet they hold up grouse shooting as if it's the key to preserving upland habitats. Madness.

robgmacfarlane.bsky.social•41 days ago

Agreed, Joe

madams08.bsky.social•45 days ago

Flying in the face of Labours commitment to clean up rivers..

arborealtechie.bsky.social•44 days ago

Yes. I know coming into government isn't like being in opposition, but what possible justification can there be for this? If nothing else then the "optics" are terrible!

officialstehee.bsky.social•44 days ago

Ahhh more of Labour’s Change….

2primates.bsky.social•44 days ago

I can’t emphasise too much how I want Labour to get back to fixing the real causes of public anger which got them elected, & got the Conservatives kicked out, rather than hitching a ride on the corporate “do you want AI with that?”* bandwagon.

*no, of course we fucking don’t

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