One Small Step
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:20 pm
No guarantees but at least another small step in the right direction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c06l7e0edx2o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c06l7e0edx2o
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I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments Dave regarding all sundry claiming money - it’s not the way forward - however I am all for anything that highlights the plight of our rivers and as Rob mentions our ecosystems in general. From a legal perspective it is a way of bringing these b******s to account, whether anything comes from it who knows, but the publicity factor is a step in the right direction - the more coverage, the more exposure the better- you never know it may impact upon those who are considering granting planning and licences for more of the god awful places being situated alongside rivers. I live in hope.Dave Burr wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:25 am I think that we have reached a difficult point in the fight. There are so many people joining the fray that I feel we may lose our way. For example, chummy with the coracle looked off the Victoria Bridge and said, "See this? We used to be able to see the river bottom right across here" Making crass comments that compare the still clear water of summer but pointing to a flooded Wye is not going to help anybody.
The idea of everybody claiming money back from the water companies is fine but, it will stop them from admitting anything due to the implications and, if they do get fined hundred of millions in compensation, we will have to pay it back in water bills. There can be too many irons in the fire.
Like you, I live in hope.Pallenpool wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:22 amI agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments Dave regarding all sundry claiming money - it’s not the way forward - however I am all for anything that highlights the plight of our rivers and as Rob mentions our ecosystems in general. From a legal perspective it is a way of bringing these b******s to account, whether anything comes from it who knows, but the publicity factor is a step in the right direction - the more coverage, the more exposure the better- you never know it may impact upon those who are considering granting planning and licences for more of the god awful places being situated alongside rivers. I live in hope.Dave Burr wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:25 am I think that we have reached a difficult point in the fight. There are so many people joining the fray that I feel we may lose our way. For example, chummy with the coracle looked off the Victoria Bridge and said, "See this? We used to be able to see the river bottom right across here" Making crass comments that compare the still clear water of summer but pointing to a flooded Wye is not going to help anybody.
The idea of everybody claiming money back from the water companies is fine but, it will stop them from admitting anything due to the implications and, if they do get fined hundred of millions in compensation, we will have to pay it back in water bills. There can be too many irons in the fire.