Matt HodgkinsonJan 24, 2025

It makes a nice change to have a government that at least occasionally listens to scientific advice.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/23/government-decision-not-to-authorise-pesticide-is-sweet-as-honey-for-pollinators

#UKpol #ScientificAdvice #Neonicotinoids #PesticidesUK #ProtectBees

Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide

Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU

The Guardian
CheshireSep 13, 2023
UK fails to ban 36 harmful pesticides outlawed for use in EU
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/uk-fails-ban-pesticides-outlawed-use-in-eu?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#PesticidesUK
UK fails to ban 36 harmful pesticides outlawed for use in EU

Campaigners say Britain becoming ‘toxic poster child of Europe’ and accuse ministers of breaking Brexit promise on standards

The Guardian