Just plain evil

He did not vote in the interests of the British people.

He did not vote in the interests of the bees.

He did though protect the interests of the commercial producers of the neonicotnoids, Bayer and the rest.

And what am I talking about?

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Britain opposed an EU pesticide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides blamed for bee deaths around the world.

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Extraordinary steps were taken by the British Government to head off a proposed EU ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been widely blamed for bee deaths around the world

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The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, circulated a note to all 27 EU member states saying there was not enough evidence yet for a ban, which environmental campaigners have increasingly called for and is already supported by 13 EU countries. 

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In a Brussels vote on a ban recently, in which the UK Government abstained, the necessary majority could not be reached and the issue remained deadlocked. 
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The British abstention was widely criticised.
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However, under EU rules, if the deadlock continues, the European Commission, the EU civil service which proposed the suspension of the three most widely used neonicotinoids, can bring a ban in of its own accord. 
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It is this move Mr Paterson is seeking to head off by persuading other member states that the evidence is not there – although 30 scientific papers have linked the substances with harm to bees in the last three years. 
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Every single one of these  papers have been dismissed by Mr Paterson and his British officials.
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The UK note to all EU agriculture ministers challenges Brussels to present scientific proof based on “real-world, not theoretical” studies that pesticide poisoning is to blame. 
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It says: “All pesticide use should be controlled so as to prevent unacceptable effects on non-target species and the environment, as well as preventing harmful effects on human health.
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The French have what Mr Paterson calls  "so called real world studies", they banned these substances in 2005 and their hives are recovering.
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It's the manufacturers that have provided fudged figures.
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These substances have shown to have an effect on bees at Sub-Lethal doses as low as 6 PPB, yes that's Parts Per Billion. 
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The bees lose their ability to navigate and find their way back to the hive and that's why no dead bees are located in or around the hive.
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As was said many years ago in the 1890's there would come a time in this world when evil would no longer bother to hide..
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We are now living in those times