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We went to war on regulations long before Donald

  • David Powell, New Economics Foundation
  • 23 February 2017
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It's open season on environmental regulations, says David Powell from the New Economics Foundation

In the States, President Trump has spent much of his first month - yes, it's only been a month - laying waste to every green rule or standard unfortunate enough to cross his desk. Meanwhile here in Blighty,...

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