Habitat protection will dictate policy

HARD times will make for hard choices in the coming years.

We’re sure to hear more about a certain Habitats Directive, which could be described as an EU bible/rule book for protecting the environment.

Scarcely a week passes without politicians, or a government agency, or a county council, coming into conflict with the said directive. Like it or not, we are largely governed by Brussels when it comes to things as basic as water and air quality and the safeguarding of wild places and wild animals: for looking after the natural world.