The European Union’s record on clean beaches and dirty air | Letters
by Letters from on (#1G75T)
The coalition of rightwing politicians backing Brexit consists of climate change deniers, environmentalist cynics and no-holds-barred free-marketeers. For George Eustice to claim the UK's environment will be top of a list of priorities if Britain decides to leave the European Union is, frankly, ridiculous (Minister attacks 'spirit-crushing' green directives, 31 May).
The big environmental challenges the UK faces - air pollution, catastrophic climate change, fish stocks, the hunting of migratory birds - do not respect national borders and can only be tackled collectively.
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