When John Major signed the Maastricht Agreement and committed the UK to the EEC Landfill Directive, he apparently wasn’t aware of the consequences…
Last week, the Scottish government announced that its Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) would be delayed until March 2024, having originally been planned for an August 2023 release. One of the reasons for this is the fact that it will be in breach of the Internal Market Act 2020, which prevents regulations from discriminating between goods and services based on their location within the UK.
Colin Beattie, who stepped down from the role after being arrested and released without charge last week, denied any knowledge of the mysterious purchase.