Going Green: Punishment or payment?

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Robertsbridge's Charles Secrett argues it is time government rethought its approach to environmental fines or risk undermining public support for green measures

In August, seven million customers in the northwest of England were three days away from a hose-pipe ban being imposed by their supplier United Utilities (UU). Only a public outcry made the company back...

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