Toxic sofas are a secret scandal – and an ‘EU red tape’ bonfire will make it worse | George Monbiot

The use of banned flame retardants is widespread, yet our prime minister is hostile towards public protections

Everything gets buried by Brexit – that, after all, is the point. It’s the great disrupter and the great distractor. Under the cover of chaos, essential public protections are destroyed.

Take the scandal that should be creating headlines everywhere: the toxic flame retardants now penetrating the lives of everyone in the UK. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, that – as far as government and industry are concerned – is job done.

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