Paul Powlesland is the leader of a group of volunteers called the River Roding Trust.
Over a 10-day period, they cleared 200 bags of rubbish from a creek called Alders Brook. The EA has now sent Paul a notice informing him that he is under investigation for ” permitting and waste offences “, which could result in a 2 year prison sentence, if successfully prosecuted.
The EAs main complaint appears to be that the dredging was significant enough that it constitutes a flood risk.
Let me get this right. Ignoring numerous requests over a period of years for a clean up, and allowing the dumping of billions of litres of sewage by Thames Water and waste by fly-tipping criminals didn’t constitute a flood risk, but a 10-day clean up by volunteers did?
It’s true that no good deed goes unpunished, isn’t it? Especially by jobsworthy cunts ( looking at you, EA ).
Nominated by : Jeezum Priest
The Environment Agency is staffed by fuckin morons.
The bloke was doing something that benefited the Environment, a green act,
and something that benefited everyone.
A selfless act.
Anyone with a modicum of commonsense can see that.
if they dont like it why didn’t they clear it themselves?
you know, seeing as it’s their jobs.
the useless pen pushing nazis.
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A perfect example of the disaster that is an ever expanding,remorseless,unaccountable bloated bureaucracy.
The ever expanding Nanny State of Pen Pushing Cunts.
Waterlogged Oven.
Good morning.
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i fuckin loathe the Environment Agency.
i loathe all government departments that sit on their arse and penalised anyone for the slightest infraction
cunts.
i mainly hate them because they take money out my pocket..
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You would think they would be grateful. If like most government workers, it would give them more time to search online for colourful lanyards and chortle each other’s balls.
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The EA is well known for being staffed by vindictive cunts. Once they are on your case they do not stop until you check out. Never mind, Angela Eagle will sort it….
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My moron socialist, now dole scrounging, parasitical brother used to “work” for the environment agency until he retired at 35 for a career in rinsing the state for all the benefits he could get his hands on. That’s how I know the EA is full of cunts.
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I hope they presented him with a carriage clock for his many years of loyal service.
And did they let him keep his lanyard as a memento?
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Something along those lines.
He was in fact presented with a court summons for kicking in the headlights of a car that he deliberately walked out in front of outside the EA offices where he worked (because he has a messianic idea of himself being better than all of the evil polluting Tory car drivers out there). The enraged owner followed him into the offices and told them what had happened. He must be one of the few people to be booted out of a government job, so some achievement.
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@bd…’he ain’t heavy he’s a #?”&’ 🎶… family eh 😩
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Gelderd – he’s also vandalised our company vehicles because I’m an evil Tory capitalist. It did at least give me licence to drop the cunt before grinding his face into the pavement. That felt good, was worth the dents on the vans.
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WTAF? It’s about fucking time these fucking civil service cunts took a running jump at themselves. It seems thanking them rather than prosecuting seems to be in order.
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One of those cases where you have to ask the question of the Environment agency, do you have the cojones to prosecute?
As JP states, there’s plenty of evidence that the EA regularly fails to carry out it’s remit so could the EA boss reasonably expect to go to court and come away with his / their reputation intact whether or not it’s successful in arguing it’s case.
I suppose a lot depends who any prosecution hearings are dealt by. If by jury then I’d say there’s a reasonable chance of defending any action if enough embarrassing mud is slung at the EAs known historical failures to enforce / prosecute big business. If the hearing is solely by judge / panel of “experts” I would be less confident as emotives wouldn’t work with them.
If the River Roding Trust is prosecuted and loses I suggest they remedy matters by restoring the river to it’s former state by simply chucking all the sh*t back in. After all that’s what the EA seem to want. Make it their problem again.
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There will be no prosecution as the EA did a U turn.
The place must be staffed by lazy cunts who see their job as passing restrictions and fining people rather than organisation.
Instead of sending a few staff from their offices to to help and advise they decide to send a threatening letter.
They should have provided rubbish bags and the disposal of all crap that was dragged out of the stagnant river, They should have put out a call for extra volunteers and given advice on how not to disturb the wildlife.
Perhaps handed out the obligatory hi-viz jackets for the volunteers and organised a catering van for refreshments.
But no, they sent a notice of prosecution.
Fucking cunts.
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No need to worry about imprisonment for doing good, due to people in charge will be serving their time in a lunatic asylum.
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Maybe the Environmental Agency doesn’t want to be exposed as fucking useless by people doing their job for them.
Fifty years ago the River Roding was a stagnant and smelly rubbish dump.
I knew it well, especially the section that ran alongside Ilford Golf Club.
As the third longest river in London it was fucking horrible.
The water didn’t flow at all and I remember it flooding heavily after heavy rain storms.
I don’t suppose that it is any better now.
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Now look, it’s more than my jobs worth 😂
Rules are rules, you can do that with the right uniform and approved bin bags.
The EA would never try to go to court over this a jury would take no more time that a cup of coffee to return not guilty and the judge would make them pay all the costs.
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They get one star on trustpilot. A typical review –
Utterly useless, the environment agency have left an abandoned boat to sink and spew out oil and litter into the river Nene near Northampton town centre for nearly an entire year after it has been reported to them countless times. The only action they have taken is to slap a “we are aware” sticker on the side of the sunken boat and then call it a day. Complete joke of an agency.
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It’s a government agency so… useless,not for purpose,over staffed, clueless, and a complete waste of OUR money…more quangos than you can fill a plastic bag with…err 💩 swivel 🖕
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There’s all kinds of agencies and interfering organisations poking their unwanted noses into the our natural world, thinking only they know best.
We have a nearby ancient woodland ‘owned’ by the national trust, and about a decade ago it was decided to remove a large section of trees.
The reason?
Because the trees, planted by a wealthy Victorian benefactor, were not indigenous and, under ‘expert’ guidance, would be brought back to its natural state.
By the time the forestry commission had finished, it looked like a life size model of a WW1 battlefield.
Nearly a decade later, it’s a sea of fucking brambles.
Well done everybody.
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