Sewage spills considered illegal by the European Union are getting worse in Britain after Brexit, The i Paper has found.
The EU previously acted as a watchdog on water pollution that could impose fines of millions a week if rules were not being followed.
However, the regulator that replaced its role in Britain – the Office for Environmental Protection – does not have the same powers, according to experts.
The bloc has also taken steps to strengthen its wastewater laws as the UK lags behind, analysts said.
This was foreseeable:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/what-does-brexit-mean-for-the-uks-beaches/
Honestly I can’t think of a more insulting metaphor for Brexit than “we’re going to dump raw sewage in your waterways and beaches”. Well done Brexiters. Brutal.
Another Brexit dividend, I see.
Who knew you needed a law to prevent people from shitting in the water supply.
I’m going to remember this next time I’m developing a civil society:
Rule 1: nobody’s allowed to shit in the water supply
Rule 2: Hookers and blow are optional
Trust the Tories to use Brexit as a chance to declaw water regulations. Would be great if Labour would do something about that, but I don’t have high hopes
Who would have thought that Brexit meant shitty beaches? https://fuckingtoldyou.com/#54
according to experts
WE’VE HAD ENOUGH OF THOSE
