Health and safety rules holding UK infrastructure back, says writer of government report Exclusive: John Fingleton says regulators need to change their attitude to risk to end the country’s economic stagnation

😳 ‘It also advised allowing developers to make an upfront payment to Natural England instead of having to change their designs to protect certain protected species on site.’

Wow. This takes pay-to-pollute to another level.

#ecocideintheUK #natureprotection

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Ban bottom trawling to protect health and the environment | DAUK DAUK is calling for a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas to safeguard environmental and human health

✍️ Doctors’ Association UK has written an open letter to the Government calling for a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas to safeguard environmental and human health. 🌊

#ecocideintheUK #marine #nature #environment #health

dauk.org/bottom-trawl...

And here in The National.

#ecocideintheuk #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland

www.thenational.scot/news/2478767...

MSPs urged to 'seize historic opportunity' and back Ecocide Bill to jail polluters Labour MSP Monica Lennon has tabled a Bill to criminalise ecocide in Scotland, with severe penalties for causing environmental harm

More coverage of the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill in The Herald.

#ecocideintheuk #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2519843...

First Minister's Questions Opposition party leaders quiz First Minister John Swinney during FMQs.

In FMQs today, Monica Lennon MSP draws Swinney’s attention to her Ecocide (Scotland) Bill.

#ecocideintheUK #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland #FMQs

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...

Scottish Politicians To Look At Making Ecocide A Criminal Offence Monica Lennon MSP has introduced the Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, which would make it a criminal offence to cause widespread, long-term or irreversible environmental damage.

‘Members of the Scottish parliament are set to discuss whether or not to become the first nation in the United Kingdom to make ecocide a criminal offence.’

#ecocideintheUK #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland

www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...

Company directors who cause nature damage in Scotland could face jail New ecocide bill in Scottish parliament aims to criminalise environmental destruction in line with EU directive

‘Company directors who cause severe or reckless damage to nature could face jail terms or hefty fines under a bill that aims to criminalise environmental destruction in Scotland’.

#ecocideintheuk #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

'A vital opportunity': MSPs urged to back Ecocide Bill 'A vital opportunity': MSPs urged to back Ecocide Bill

‘Labour MSP Monica Lennon will today introduce her Ecocide (Scotland) Bill, which would make it a criminal offence to cause series incidents of pollution.’

#ecocideintheUK #ecocidelaw #nature #Scotland

www.holyrood.com/news/view%2C...