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England won’t adopt EU river pollution rules for pharma and cosmetics firms
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2024
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Colour me surprised...
EU is getting on with at least trying not to destroy the planet entirely, and here we are getting nostalgic for Victorian times, the workhouses, and the time we didn't have healthcare.
And yer dragging the rest of us down with you.
The events since 2014 have not made me think I voted incorrectly
What?
They are probably referencing their vote in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, in which they presumably voted yes, but which ultimately failed.
I don't have any skin in that particular game, but if I were Scottish I would be absolutely livid with how they were treated. Just one example:
Scotland is by and large in favour of the EU. During indyref they were told that leaving the UK means leaving the EU, they chose to stay in the UK, then England dragged them out of the EU a mere two years later anyway.