This morning, Friends of the Earth campaigners dumped around two hundred muddy wellington boots onto the steps of Defra, the UK’s environment department. Our message: Give Environment Secretary Owen Paterson the boot. Here’s why.
Our protest should have some resonance for Mr Paterson. In January this year, he notoriously turned up to visit flood victims in Somerset – without wearing any welly boots. As a symbol of an unprepared and out-of-touch Minister, it was hard to beat.
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