The judgment ruled that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency had devised plans for the Costa Beck that were so vague and lacking in commitment to real, on-the-ground action they would inevitably be ineffectual.
This new government came into power promising that cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas was a top priority... the fact that it is fighting our angler members in court to avoid doing the hard work necessary to bring about any improvements in the health of Britain's rivers flies in the face of that commitment.
Reed's decision to continue the legal action flew in the face of Labour's stated commitment to clean up rivers, according to Penny Gane, of NGO Fish Legal.
We see no evidence so far that they want to properly regulate industries that chronically pollute our waterways.
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