Disgraceful 'honour' for failing to protect people from poisons

The Ecologist
Jan 15, 2016, 7:58 am48 pts
Easy to miss in the New Year Honours list: a little-known civil servant for 'services to pesticides regulation'. But none the less shocking for that, writes Georgina Downs. Paul Hamey MBE is the very man who has been responsible for for ensuring that rural residents receive no proper protection from repeated…

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