Tweetstorm for Owen Paterson

Yesterday, 4th September, marked the first anniversary of Owen Paterson's appointment as Environment Secretary. In this role he is expected to support any action that has a direct benefit for our fragile environment. Instead, he chose to:

• Push for the introduction of GM foods to the UK
• Start the massacre of England's badgers without scientific evidence
• Fight against the ban on bee killing pesticides
• Back fracking and fight against a clean energy policy

The Tweetstorm conducted under the hashtag #industrylapdog became the top UK trend. But how much I wonder did it achieve? According to @DefraKate, not much:

yesterday was incredibly busy, with all the excitement of the Boss's anniversary. He had a marvellous day - by the way! #industrylapdog

Others felt differently:

@DefraGovUK expecting gunmen to report wounded badgers. As likely as Praterson adjudging the cull to be inhumane #industrylapdog

 Any one seen Owen 2nite? Heard he's sulking in his bedroom. Really chaps a bit harsh? #industrylapdog #stopthecull

openDemocracy.net posted this yesterday http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/heidi-stephenson/war-on-wildlife-truth-about-badger-culling#.UicFpGiFdCY.twitter

"The decision to initiate the badger culling scheme is not only ill-informed, but deliberately shallow. It is time to consider a positive and viable solution rather than scapegoating a species".