How deep does a council’s green commitment truly run? It’s one thing to declare a “climate emergency” and set ambitious net-zero deadlines; it’s quite another to fund and enforce them.
The UK has historically been one of the most centralized countries in the Western world, with Westminster politics and Whitehall bureaucracy deeply ingrained in almost every aspect of public life. This centralized model of public service delivery has been “tested to destruction,” leading to a lack of excellence and proving both ineffective and expensive due to attempts to micromanage services from the centre
A pervasive narrative, echoed relentlessly across headlines, screams that nicotine pouches are “too strong” and “almost completely unregulated.” Is this the truth? Absolutely not. This is a disingenuous distortion.