Waste BadgerMar 28, 2025
#EnvironmentSecretary Steve Reed - #CircularEconomy speech https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/environment-secretary-steve-reed-circular-economy-speech
Environment Secretary Steve Reed - Circular Economy speech

Speech by Environment Secretary Steve Reed at the Dock Shed in London, setting out his vision for a circular economy

GOV.UK
SubtleBlade ⚔️Jul 11, 2024

'#EnvironmentSecretary says #WaterBill rises [in #England & #Wales] ‘result of years of failure,’ #utilities sign up to reforms – as it happened

Clean water campaigner #FeargalSharkey accuses #Ofwat of ‘utter disregard for #customers and #environment;’'

#ThamesWater placed in special measures over ‘significant issues’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2024/jul/11/uk-economy-grows-04-may-households-94-water-bill-increase-five-years
#ToryLegacy #FollowTheMoney

Environment secretary says water bill rises ‘result of years of failure,’ utilities sign up to reforms – as it happened

Clean water campaigner Feargal Sharkey accuses Ofwat of ‘utter disregard for customers and environment;’ US inflation falls more than expected to 3%

the Guardian
Khurram Wadee ✅Nov 19, 2023

#UK #EnvironmentSecretary took donation from funder of climate sceptic thinktank | #SteveBarclay | The Guardian

Nothing shady about that. [Sarc.]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/17/steve-barclay-environment-secretary-donation-lord-hintze-climate-sceptic-thinktank

#Politics #Tories #Environment #ClimateCrisis

UK environment secretary took donation from funder of climate sceptic thinktank

Exclusive: Steve Barclay accepted £3,000 donation from Michael Hintze, a key funder of Global Warming Policy Foundation

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Nov 14, 2023

Alarm raised over #WaterFirm job of new #EnvironmentSecretary’s wife

#SteveBarclay married to executive at #AnglianWater, which is under investigation for potential illegal dumping of #RawSewage
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/14/possible-conflict-of-interest-for-new-environment-secretary-steve-barclay-anglian-water-sewage

[more #ToryCorruption?] #ToryPoliciesInAction #MoneyBeforeEnvironment #SewageScandal

Alarm raised over water firm job of new environment secretary’s wife

Steve Barclay married to executive at Anglian Water, which is under investigation for potential illegal dumping of raw sewage

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Aug 10, 2023

#TheresaVilliers had £70,000 in #Shell #shares while #EnvironmentSecretary

MP failed to reveal shares in oil company for more than five years despite disclosure rules
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/10/theresa-villiers-held-70k-shell-shares-while-environment-secretary
#ToryCorruption

Theresa Villiers had £70,000 in Shell shares while environment secretary

MP failed to reveal shares in oil company for more than five years despite disclosure rules

The Guardian