Waste crime and class wars: Politics playing a role in illegal dump cleanups?

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Waste crime and class wars: Politics playing a role in illegal dump cleanups?

First the Environment Agency and now the government are under fire for not doing enough to tackle waste crime around the country.

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Baroness Sheehan, who chairs the House of Lords Environment Committee, says more must be done to reduce the misery huge waste sites inflict on local communities.

One huge mountain of waste in Oxfordshire will now be cleared, but another near Wigan remains untouched – and the local MP says class politics is part of the mix.

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Date: December 15, 2025