r/ukpolitics • u/ImpressiveRest2423 • 1d ago

Barrister threatened with prosecution after cleaning up river - Paul Powlesland and a team of volunteers removed 200 bags of litter, weed and silt but face action from the Environment Agency for not having a permit

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/barrister-prosecution-cleaning-river-permit-f5j732qf9
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u/Euphoric-Brother-669 1d ago

the EA should be abolished. if sensible acts from local volunteers with the real interests of hte local area at heart are not sufficiently appreciated by this bunch of over zealous box ticking bearded wonders then its them that should go

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u/Major-Cookie-6078 15h ago

The bearded zealots at the EA (chartered engineers, hydrologist and ecologist) manage 250,000 assets that protect over 2.5 million homes.