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http://www.cheshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/2017election They write:" "The snap UK General Election on 8th June is happening at a pivotal moment for our natural environment as we prepare to leave the EU. The next Government will have some big decisions to make for the UK’s natural environment – almost immediately. Never before have the stakes for wildlife been so great. The majority of our environmental laws are currently wrapped up with our membership of the European Union; and so are some really key policies that affect wildlife – including air quality, water quality, agriculture and fisheries. Over the next two years, most or all of this legislation will be reverting back to the UK. The Mersey Estuary, the south Pennine Moors including the Goyt Valley and Leek Moors, the River Dee and Dee Estuary, Oakmere, Risley Moss, Holcroft Moss and Wybunbury Moss are just some of our international wildlife hotspots currently covered by EU nature directives; and our local bats, birds, porpoises, and otters amongst the wild animal species specially protected. The rewards for making the right decisions would also be great: a UK which is a world-leader on the environment with clean air, clear water, a stable climate, healthy seas, inspiring landscapes and townscapes and thriving wildlife in the places we care about most. All this is fundamental to the well-being and prosperity of our own and future generations. We know that there is huge popular support for wildlife and the environment from people of all backgrounds. In a recent YouGov poll, 80% of people said they think the UK should have the same or stronger environmental protection after it leaves the EU. (42% think that the UK should have stronger environmental protection; 38% think the current level is about right. Online survey for Friends of the Earth by YouGov of 1,578 adults (18+), 29-30 November 2016.) Cheshire Wildlife Trust believes that people are part of nature; everything we value ultimately comes from it and everything we do has an impact on it. We believe that each year, there should be more wildlife and more wild places, and people should become closer to nature. The Westminster Government has a key role in making this happen, so we, and The Wildlife Trusts as a whole, wish to see all parties commit to: 1. Nature's recovery within a generation. To achieve this will require us to transfer all current EU environmental laws into statute in the UK and ensure they are policed and the Government to pass an Environment Act that restores the ecology of our rivers, cities, farmland and soils. 2. Protection of our marine wildlife through a well enforced and complete network of marine protected areas in the Irish Sea, and all UK seas, and sustainable fisheries policies. 3. New sustainable policies for our farmland, upland and lowland, to allow wildlife to thrive alongside food production. Taxpayer’s money should be invested in creating abundant wildlife, healthy soils, clean water, climate change mitigation, inspiring landscapes and accessible urban green-space for the benefit of everyone." Ask these questions when they come a knocking on your door - and let us know what they say. At least the environment and climate change was mentioned in yesterdays Question Time but not these - I think that Politicians take groups like CWT for granted and rarely give their future much notice or comment.