GreenerFutures<p>Scrapping housebuilder water pollution rules in England to cost taxpayer £140m <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/29/scrapping-of-housebuilder-water-pollution-rules-to-cost-taxpayer-140m?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2023/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/29/scrapping-of-housebuilder-water-pollution-rules-to-cost-taxpayer-140m?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a> </p><p>Of course the HBF are ‘delighted’. It’s good ROI on their lobbying. Which is why building regs are still stuck in the 19th century. A few ‘donations’ gets them £140m avoided cost. </p><p>We need a coherent national strategy & plan, not endless shite like this. </p><p>My Tory MP recently accused us of being ‘simplistic’ in a recent surgery meeting on pollution. WTAF?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dirtywater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dirtywater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/greedwinsagain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greedwinsagain</span></a></p>