The sandeel is an unlikely barometer of Brexit benefits

The sandeel is an unlikely barometer of Brexit benefits

The UK’s decision to leave the EU sparked frenzied debate about the UK’s environmental protections, and whether these would ‘keep pace’ with EU law making. Many feared the UK would regress on the environment, either because we wanted to (cue those who yearned for a regulatory free for all), because we could or because we would do so passively.  While the question of whether the UK would maintain high environmental standards was hotly debated, no…