Why the EU's increasing failure to protect nature means I may vote no | George Monbiot
by George Monbiot from on (#DX4J)
Would I stop supporting the EU? If it bows to industry pressure to sink nature directives, crucial to protecting wildlife and habitats, there will be little left to vote for in a referendum
Had I been asked a couple of years ago how I would vote in the referendum on whether or not the UK should stay in the European Union, my answer would have been unequivocal.
The EU seemed to me to be a civilising force, restraining the cruel and destructive tendencies of certain member governments (including our own), setting standards that prevented them from destroying the natural world or trashing workers rights, creating a buffer between them and the corporate lobby groups that present an urgent threat to democracy.
