Bill Bryson in appeal to curb litter
Bill Bryson issued a heartfelt plea at the Tory conference today for more to be done to tackle the menace of litter.
The best-selling author and president of the Council to Protect Rural England said it was time to “fight back” against the tide of rubbish littering the nation’s streets and countryside.
“We believe that a countryside as lovely as Britain deserves better than to be routinely trashed,” he said.
In a well received speech, Mr Bryson said England’s “precious and rare” landscape deserved to be cherished, and on the whole it was.
“Just one thing stands between it and perfection, and that is litter. It’s become the default condition of a great deal of the British landscape and fly-tipping is making matters even worse.”
With the CPRE mounting a “stop the drop” campaign, Mr Bryson said: “It’s time to fight back and reclaim that lovely land sunk beneath all these drifting carrier bags and empty crisp packets.
“No-one wants to live in a country that’s only lovely from the ankles up.”
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