Slovakia is a cleaner, fairer, better place to live – all because of Europe | Martin Šimecka
by Martin Å imecka from Environment | The Guardian on (#1FVFM)
Our air, rivers, and corrupt local politics have all benefited from the cleansing power of EU membership. Brexit would threaten all that" View all articles in our EU voices series
In the spring of 1990 during my first trip to London, I was surprised to find that there was no heating in my hotel room, and separate taps for hot and cold water. Having grown up on British literature, I made the following conclusion: given that a Briton's purpose in life was to combat evil and make the world a better place, they probably despised personal comfort, as it would only weaken their noble pursuits.
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