Alan Knight’s foreword is very interesting basically suggesting he has gone as far as he can and that the entrenched views see no sign of movement especially on part of NGO’s . He suggests that peat with a sustainable heritage is acceptable and that gardeners need a performance kite mark .He comments that the precautionary principle of no peat both in the White Paper and the New Planning policy is flawed in its logic as far as use by horticulture/gardeners is concerned .
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