SidPlasticWar
@sidplasticwar
Beach cleans, planet cleans, plastic, waste reduction and recycling activism. Join us! (I shut this account in protest but reluctantly am back ๐)
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http://sidmouthplasticwarriors.org 18-05-2023 07:56:43
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On Sunday, Simon Jupp, the MP for East Devon went on BBC Politics South West to talk about the Attack on Nature, and also gave us a friendly shout out... The only thing thatโs *quite frankly outrageous* is the governmentโs repeated disregard for the environment. โ๐จ
Carol Vorderman South West Water Feargal Sharkey x.com/sascampaigns/sโฆ Here is MP for East Devon Simon Jupp accusing campaigners of "outrageous scaremongering" back in January. He has 2 of the worst 5 beaches in the country for Sewage discharges in his constituency. Sidmouth and Exmouth
"Warning to ministers over privatised water kept secret since 2002". "Large external private equity shareholders would load the [water] company with debt and Ofwat inevitably would lose any regulatory control." Brilliant bit of work by Sandra Laville. theguardian.com/environment/20โฆ
Good old Southern Water always to be relied upon to screw up someone's weekend. Last week it was no drinking water for 10,000s, this week because of sewage dumping beaches are "Closed to swimmers, bathers and paddlers, including, Bognor Regis, Felpham, Clymping and Elmer".
Thanks to everyone who came along to our #sidmouth #beachclean at Sidmouth Sea Fest - and what a lovely day for it! Thanks in particular to the staff at the Victoria Hotel Hotel who turned out en masse! Great work ๐
It was only a few weeks ago that The Labour Party presented a Bill to Parliament that would have cleaned up the water industry and forced polluters to pay. But Tory MPs including Coffey voted it down and blocked its progress. Itโs a Tory #SewageScandal. ๐ฉ๐คฎ
And just to add to South West Water's headaches they also had to introduced a hosepipe ban just 4 weeks ago. You read that right. Two formal investigations underway by the regulator and a hosepipe ban, now what does that tell you about how SWW is run? plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-โฆ