New EU rules which introduce “polluter pays” principles to get pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies to pay for the pollution they cause in rivers will not be adopted by the government in England, as campaigners say the country is falling behind.
Lawmakers in Europe have signed off on an update to the urban waste water treatment (UWWT) directive, which is to further tighten restrictions on pollution. More nutrients from agricultural waste and sewage will have to be removed from waterways under the new rules. It also for the first time applies standards to micropollutants such as chemicals from pharmaceutical waste.
Colour me surprised…
EU is getting on with at least trying not to destroy the planet entirely, and here we are getting nostalgic for Victorian times, the workhouses, and the time we didn’t have healthcare.
And yer dragging the rest of us down with you.
The events since 2014 have not made me think I voted incorrectly
What?
They are probably referencing their vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, in which they presumably voted yes, but which ultimately failed.
I don’t have any skin in that particular game, but if I were Scottish I would be absolutely livid with how they were treated. Just one example:
Scotland is by and large in favour of the EU. During indyref they were told that leaving the UK means leaving the EU, they chose to stay in the UK, then England dragged them out of the EU a mere two years later anyway.
England’s decisions are inherently inflicted on the test of the UK either directly via UK legislation or indirectly via things like the Barnet formula where its a case of follow suit or Hurt something else
I hate it as well. I was fully supportive of Scotland’s referendum as I continuously hate the way that London treats the rest of the UK. I was so hopeful for the Scottish referendum, I was actually looking at properties north of the border in the hopes that I’d gain Scottish citizenship eventually.
I also voted to remain in the EU, and I’m annoyed that so many around me voted to leave.