It's an environmentalist's dream - but will May's green plan ever be reality?

The PM has finally made the environment a priority. But past double-dealing damages confidence in the government's eco plan proposalsThe government's new 25-year plan conjures up an environmentalist's dream, from huge new nature reserves to protecting our long-neglected but life-giving soils. The nation's beleaguered wildlife, toxic urban air and polluted waters certainly need it.The question is whether turning the plan into reality will become a political nightmare when confronted with vested interests or lack of Treasury funds. Such ghouls have shattered far less ambitious goals in the past. Continue reading...