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Quietly, Starmer is closing our gaps with Europe Starmer’s refusal to consider a return to the EU or the single market angers Europhiles, but a new report suggests a quiet change.

Not a speechmaker but a strategist: Keir Starmer’s approach to Europe is all about quiet progress.

The big picture? Less divergence, more alignment, & cautious bridge-building.

The UK is changing direction.

#OurPlaceInEurope report by Stephen MacNair

#Brexit #Brejoin

Where are all the insects? Can you really have a picnic without wasps these days? And is it true there are fewer bees and butterflies than before?

BBC Farming Today reports that the Office for Environmental Protection believes Defra may have broken environmental laws in 2023/2024…

…by allowing neonicotinoid pesticides known to be harmful to bees & insects. The last govt gave emergency authorisation for use on sugar beet for last 4 years.

‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad

Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse…

‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Bee-harming pesticides found in majority of English waterways The chemicals can harm insects and marine wildlife, environmental charities warn.

“Pesticides that harm bees were found in the majority of English waterways tested in the last year” - Pesticides that are banned in the EU but allowed in the UK due to our Brexit ‘freedoms’ 🤔
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thanks Lord Colin, good to be back in the fold

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