http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: “Britain is nation of litter louts, says Jeremy Paxman” en Sun, 31 May 2026 12:05:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19850#post-314164 Thu, 12 Sep 2019 07:48:24 +0000 chdot 314164@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Britain is a nation of litter louts and government efforts to tackle “the soul-destroying problem” are “utterly useless”, according to Jeremy Paxman, patron of the Clean Up Britain group. </p> <p>Polluters, such as the makers of chewing gum and cigarettes, should be made to pay for a national campaign to change peoples’ behaviour, he will tell the UK’s largest waste and recycling conference on Thursday. The aim is to make littering as unacceptable as drunk driving, he says. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/12/britain-is-nation-of-litter-louts-says-jeremy-paxman" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/12/britain-is-nation-of-litter-louts-says-jeremy-paxman</a> </p>