Following Monday’s announcement regarding severe cuts across DEFRA, the RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts have come together to highlight what it could mean for the environment
Dr Mike Clarke, the RSPB’s chief executive, said: “The Westminster Government is keen to talk about ‘difficult choices’ but it seems increasingly clear that abandoning its obligation to ensure the UK is habitable is not very difficult for them at all.
“Five years ago DEFRA was at the front of the queue and took the joint largest cuts while other departments were still negotiating. When once again DEFRA is heavily cut ahead of other departments, talk of ‘difficult choices’ is hard to take seriously.”
Economists at the RSPB have analysed the figures and have forecast what 30 per cent cuts could mean for the environment.
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