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I have a great regard for Fish Legal, the pollution fighting arm of the Angling Trust. Yesterday they sent all members a call to arms to contact their MPs regarding the right to challenge the government over pollution incidents. I think, after so much debate, many of us believe the largest threats to our rivers at present are multifarious agricultural pollutions, the dumping of sewage (human and otherwise), and of course predation.
Following the instructions clearly laid out, I tapped in members.parliament.uk and went onto the Find Members box. In went my postcode and lo and behold in seconds the information that Bill Wiggin is the sitting member for my North Herefordshire constituency was revealed. As a result, I have spent a happy hour getting a measure of the man, as far as research can reveal.
He’s a mid fifty year old, educated at Bangor University and obviously a country man. He likes shooting and makes the point that estates where there are game birds have a generally broader diversity than those that do not. I am not getting into bed with the shooting lobby here I stress, but I do live next to a rough shoot and the endless hedgerows and copses are a bird watcher’s paradise. Let’s move on…
Bill Wiggin supported the badger cull, and on that I make no comment whatsoever. Where I would applaud him is his letter to the Chief Secretary of the Treasury, asking for support on the Wye phosphate calamity. It is on this issue I am going to write to him later today.
What I want is some indication as to progress, especially regarding the Wye Phosphates Working Group. After years of campaigning, the phrase “working group” immediately fills me with dread and apprehension.
I will report back!
Postscript
As promised, my letter to my MP, Bill Wiggin.
Too short? Too conciliatory? Or might it open a door to further dialogue?
Any developments, then be sure you’ll read them here first!
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