As an owner of a shop which sells fresh food, I subscribe to email “food alert warning” via the governments Food Standards Agency. The latest release, received this morning, is still warning about problems re the Seafield Waste/Thames Water spillage contamination. What was surprising however is that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency last night issued a statement saying water tests were back to normal. Why the contradictory evidence? Basically because neither agency knows what the other is doing. Whilst the water tests may be clear, any fish in the area, particularly prawns etc, cannot be consumed for many months due to their absorption of sewerage, something which SEPA failed to mention. Devolution has produced a serious breakdown in communication, so what will full independence lead to?
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