Helen
@hechec31.bsky.social
Retired after a time in the NHS - interests in climate, environment, books, walking, dogs and ethics in public life
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🎉 Win for the UK environment 🎉
The UK government has announced that it will not reapprove the use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide that is currently banned in Europe for its potentially harmful effects on bees.
More here: clientearth.org/latest/news/... (1/3)
The UK government has announced that it will not reapprove the use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide that is currently banned in Europe for its potentially harmful effects on bees.
More here: clientearth.org/latest/news/... (1/3)
January 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🎉 Win for the UK environment 🎉
The UK government has announced that it will not reapprove the use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide that is currently banned in Europe for its potentially harmful effects on bees.
More here: clientearth.org/latest/news/... (1/3)
The UK government has announced that it will not reapprove the use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide that is currently banned in Europe for its potentially harmful effects on bees.
More here: clientearth.org/latest/news/... (1/3)
Reposted by Helen
How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
November 18, 2024 at 12:02 PM
How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵