I had found some full containers labelled Ortho-phosphoric acid. I called the Environment Agency who did not believe it was up to them to remove said containers of chemical but they would call Sandwell council to do the job.

This week it appears that “CSI SERCO” have appeared. There are many parts of Sandwell that were going to feature in a real life crime documentary called “CSI Sandwell”- until the police told the programme makers that the victims and potential murderers  all had the same DNA (half horse), and no teeth.

The taped off containers still there

I am hoping that the nob heads who dumped this “litter” will claim it, but not too long a wait I hope before the nob heads who haven’t removed it do so.

On the rattlechain front we give you “part 5 of how do you solve a problem like the mere?”

I have now received a response to my official FOI request concerning the “relocation” of Canada geese” from Victoria park Tipton.

They decided as another act of cowardice to send it to my home address, rather than publicly post it on the WDTK website where everyone could read it. But we can soon fix that…..

WHAT DID WE ASK AND WHAT DID THEY KNOW?

1.Could you supply me with the following information.

The cabinet report concerning the “relocation” of Canada geese from Victoria park Tipton and Dartmouth park undertaken by PESTEX last year in July. I cannot find any such document on your website, does it indeed exist?

A1

“There was no cabinet report regards approval to relocate the geese. A cabinet briefing was presented to the cabinet member – this is not a public document. We do not hold any information regarding the approval of the process; as such approval was given verbally for 2013/14.”

2. On 16th July PESTEX again removed around 70 geese from this park. What approval has been given for this operation? I am requesting relevant emails or correspondence which give approval for this task, as well as for that last year. I am also requesting the cost of this operation and which budget it came from.

“A2 The briefing was approved to remove the geese from both Victoria Park and Dartmouth Park in 2013 and to repeat the action in 2014.

Section 21 of The Freedom of Information Act 2000 allows public authorities not to disclose information reasonably available to the requestor by other means, in this case, the information you have requested is already publicly available on:

http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/downloads/download/736/transparency-creditor_payments_over_500

The budget for this work was funded from the Parks and Countryside revenue budget.”

3 Can I ask for confirmation that these birds were killed by this pest control company and this task was therefore authorized by a Sandwell council officer or cabinet member.
I am certain that these birds were not “relocated” to the stated area that they were going to, and this would require authorization from Natural England in order to do this. Could you therefore supply me with the licence that you obtained from them to relocate
these birds which were transported by the pest control company unrestrained in the back of a horse trailer for approximately 3 miles if the claim of “relocation” is to be believed.

“A3 The council can confirm the geese were culled under licence following strict guidelines as advised by Natural England.

As for the licence you requested a copy of, the council does not hold this information for the purposes of The Freedom of Information Act 2000. Indeed, Section 3(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 only subjects information held by the council to disclosure. In this case, the council has outsourced the culling of the geese and the licence you wish to obtain a copy of has been awarded to our contractor for them to carry out their business; it does not fall within the scope of application of the Act. As a result, the council is satisfied it is entitled not to provide you with a copy of it.

The work was undertaken by the company PESTEX whom are licensed to undertake such work and who informed Natural England of the action taken. The geese were transported by the company in an appropriate trailer and were dispatched to a discreet location”

The letter is printed below

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Why is the cabinet briefing not a public document? Probably because it does not exist, is devoid of any scientific evidence and probably reveals who was behind the cull- namely John Satchwell. According to this, Councillor Maria Crompton authorised this cull verbally, and again there is no public record of this it seems according to the response to question 1. The response is vaguely worded and does not answer the question. We had already obtained information from Natural England that they would not have authorised any relocation of geese. We just wanted Sandwell council to admit the lies that they and their contractor had initially tried to tell.

The pest control contractor that Sandwell Council used, PESTEX are liars. They tell people untruthful information about their clandestine murderous activities. That it is “lawful”  or they have a general licence does not make it morally right when those making the laws do so for their own personal financial gain, which they then try to justify with unproven scientific facts about their discrimination and scapegoating of “non-native species.”

That a Senior officer of Sandwell council with a vested personal interest in Victoria Park Tipton also lied to me both directly to my face and several times when questioned on the phone to which he ended by putting the phone down on me, reveals both his cowardice and the fact that he is also a liar.

Any cabinet briefing would have been carried out by this same biased officer whom it seems has both a personal phobia and hatred towards this species that have lived happily there longer than he has.

The response in question 2 unhelpfully does not refer to a public document which can be viewed but a series of payments with redacted information. We can find no payment or mention of PESTEX at the link given, nor the budget for parks and countryside revenue. There is no breakdown of any payments made under the “street scene” spend either – Steve Handley being the director of this department. Indeed this link is just another wild goose chase. They again refer to the briefing but I do not believe that they are disclosing the truth when they claim that no communication other than this exists. What about the tendering process of choosing this company, or are there some relationships or connections to Sandwell council here?

In question 3 we get the blunt truth, and the end to the lies of “relocation”. Why are guidelines always “strict” when it comes to defending murder of wildllife?  What evidence do the council possess that it was strictly carried out, and by what method was it carried out? Were they shot one by one out of sight of the flock, gassed, did they have their necks broken by a group of thugs who rounded them up? This is detail that Sandwell councillors like Crompton wash their delicate little hands of. No doubt they also feed their own animals  without the thought weighing on their minds, then read bedtime stories to their children or grandchildren with pretty pictures of birds and animals – but not the cold reality in these stories of how verbally they gave approval to murder defenceless birds in the real world that could not escape.

Natural England require the applicant for a general licence to explain what type of licence they need to apply for when scrutinised. We doubt if this briefing ever got this far, indeed when questioning Satchwell last year he stated “we don’t need a licence”- this was to relocate them, which proves just how little he knows about the entire process.

“The work was undertaken by the company PESTEX whom are licensed to undertake such work and who informed Natural England of the action taken. The geese were transported by the company in an appropriate trailer and were dispatched to a discreet location”

email received by Natural England

“Thank you for your email, which has been passed to me to respond

We do not grant licences for the relocation of Canada geese and there is a presumption against issuing licences to relocate Canada geese in the foreseeable future. We have not issued a licence in relation to the details you have given.

 Under the Wildlife & Countryside act it would be considered an offence to release Canada geese into the wild, as they are a Schedule 9 species. This means that if they were captured it would then be illegal to then re-release them.

  Let me know if you have any other queries.

  Many thanks,

  Tim Medlicott

Tim Medlicott – Support Adviser

Wildlife Licensing Team

CHANGE OF PLAN, NEXT STOP SANDWELL VALLEY?

Below are pictures received from a Sandwell council officer last year at Forge Mill Lake, West Bromwich -whom I asked to prove to me that the geese had been “relocated” to The Sandwell Valley, as instructed by John Satchwell and PESTEX- AFTER I HAD INTERCEPTED THEIR LITTLE ROUNDUP. SO WERE THEY ROUNDED UP AGAIN AND EXTERMINATED AT THE SANDWELL VALLEY AFTER THEY HAD BEEN RELOCATED AND RELEASED?

GOTCHA

BY

THE BOLLOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PESTEX’S business is one of extermination and it seems not very convincing deception. We would urge anyone who encounters them to ask questions, do not co-operate with them if they try to get you to feed the birds towards them, disrupt their activities and chase any birds they are after into the water and away from their death traps.

This council, Sandwell, are a Labour council in power, which reveals what they would do in power nationally. They are hypocrites, liars and have a perversion for keeping things in the family and looking after their own cronies, as they themselves grow ever fatter in stature. They also don’t like being caught out, and on this point they have seriously underestimated a master at work. I will be referring a complaint to Natural England as to how Sandwell council broke the law in an attempt to deceive a member of the public who questioned their activities that were never briefed professionally on in the first place.

We regret, and I regret that I was not able to stop PESTEX and Sandwell council this year.

They will not get away with this murder, and it will be made public knowledge about what they have done, with all the personal criticism and scrutiny that they would not want when they tried to hide their actions from public knowledge.

On every count regarding their allegations of Canada geese, we can refute and will refute their bigoted, misinformed and misguided views which are not facts substantiated with any personal experience or scientific evidence. This didn’t get to the cabinet briefing, there was only a one sided lie presented by a bare faced  liar. Like I said John- you were lying and I could tell it in your voice.

 Red the blood of angry men

Two different sites, same feature- a fall of water.

Dartmouth park, West Bromwich- the much promoted “splash pad” which broke down on the first day leaving several blushes no doubt. £150,000 this cost- adding to the other clutter of junk that now crowds the site.

What wonderful crowds they have attracted and what wonderful piles of litter left behind.

Trouble is Sandwell council and Friends of Dartmouth park- what are you going to do when the lottery money runs out? Where will the replacement money come from if something goes wrong- will you be ordering more German equipment that you can’t find the parts for? This council has a history of providing unsustainable gimmick structures that do not pay for themselves.

Rattlechain lagoon “splashpad” for birds

Its been on now for many weeks most of the time, but still no real explanation what for. It is blowing back the “chemically treated water” mist onto the North embankment however and upward towards the canal offsite.

A far cheaper option perhaps, or maybe not – I bet the pier didn’t come cheap.

Call it Karma or premonition but water and biblical events seem to be playing out of late.

At the lagoon some “doves” appeared before the storm clouds gathered.

One of them even carrying a twig whilst displaying- but I feel it may be a little too early.

The gathering storm

At Victoria park Tipton, home of the “relocated” missing Canada geese a “community event” was cancelled due to the deluge of weather.

CANCELLED

Never mind you need to be prepared for all eventualities. I’m starting to build an ark- and first on will be Canada geese. I might send them out to fly and see if they can find some dry land in Sandwell. You never know when these once in a one hundred year flood events may occur.

It seems that it is becoming  impossible for me  to go anywhere without encountering the handy work of some chemical dumping nobheads. It’s one thing about dumping toxic waste that ends up poisoning birds at a site and another to have some idiot dumping containers of dangerous chemicals down some backend alley.

Whilst out and about I happened to come across two yellow large containers. Funny I thought, hadn’t seen those there before earlier in the week. A chance look back saw my eye clock the corrosive symbol, so I turned back to have a look at what the containers contained- or what they may have contained before being dumped.

Imagine my surprise to find that they contained orthophosphoric acid. Both were full and unopened obviously containing a liquid. But how did it get into this location and what fool had dumped it there? At this point I wish to stress that it obviously wasn’t Rhodia/ Solvay as it wasn’t spilt. 

So in the spirit of doing the right thing and reporting it to the environment agency incident hotline, a Freephone number but not on a mobile, and because it was not very far away from a watercourse, I thought they might be interested in getting there to remove it from out of the environment. I should have known better by now based on my experience with this useless quango. They were not interested at all.

“I’ll pass it on to the council, it’s not the sort of thing we deal with.”

SO WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU FUCKING DEAL WITH? If this chemical was spilt would you deal with it then? What if some kid tipped it over themselves, would you deal with it then? If it killed some fish or birds 😥 I know from experience that you certainly wouldn’t then.

Passing it on, passing the buck as usual, and no investigation as to who is dumping this chemical in bulk in the environment- you could not make it up with this agency-they are  useless.

We have certainly benefitted from using  the Freedom of Information Act  to tease out information concerning rattlechain that neither the authorities or Rhodia would have made available publicly.

Drawing out information from many national and local authorities can be tiresome, which is why the act should be championed- especially when unpopular decisions are made, or where it is revealed that actions  were never officially sanctioned in the first place.

I’m talking here about the mysterious “relocation” of Canada geese from Victoria Park Tipton. My official FOI request has a target date of 15th August, but having made other enquiries, it appears that very few people whom you thought would know something about the real fate of these birds either do not know or claim not to know about this clandestine operation.

I have so far established that the Manager of the Sandwell Valley, to where these birds were supposedly “relocated”,  (according to Parks Manager John Satchwell) ,does not know anything about such an operation by the pest control company. Neither does the senior Countryside ranger at Sandwell, The conservation officer at Sandwell (who stated to me that he would not agree with such a cull being undertaken), or many of the rangers and other staff who work in the parks in the borough. One of the main players in The Victoria Park steering group also claims she knew nothing about any proposed cull. You would have thought that some form of chain of communication existed within the council instead of an autocracy- or perhaps not. One has to wonder what “experts” advised Sandwell council about taking such an action- certainly none of the countryside services team it seems.

I have not heard anything back from the parks facilities manager- though there was a similar lack of interest when I suggested and even offered to pay to plant water plants in a couple of the local parks where there was no plant vegetation for wildfowl to eat. This has nothing to do with the Canada  geese, but more likely the result of some overzealous daisy cutter in the past nuking the area with pesticides. BAD MANAGEMENT- BLAME IT ON A WILDLIFE SCAPEGOAT LIKE THE GOOSE.

I have contacted Councillor Maria Crompton, Cabinet member for Highways and Environment and have to date had no reply as to what she either knew or knows about this incident under which her portfolio covers- nor any opinion either. I really hope that she did not approve such a drastic and unnecessary action as murdering healthy birds that were doing no harm.  Ethnic cleansing of wildlife in order to obtain a silly little green flag is about as perverted as it gets.

The PR signs look ominous. A series of articles in the local rag earlier this week about green flags to lay the paving foundations perhaps for what is to come. They all think people are bloody stupid and can’t see their scheming plans of public manipulation through words and pictures. It used to be the case that local rag challenged those in power at Sandwell council- especially over the fiasco surrounding “the public”. Then came the rumoured “if you don’t start printing  good articles about us we’ll start pulling our advertising”. I have a very good source, but of course I will not be revealing it.

Suddenly we had The Public press release stories about “increased visitors at the public” , as the criticism seemed to subside about a gross and utter failure of a council to manage and plan  a project that was so bonkers in the first place it defies belief that anyone with a brain could keep pouring money into it – and so it went on with the pink and purple building then turning into a glorified Darby and Joan club that suddenly the old folk of West Brom had nowhere to go – so much for the freedom of the press….

Mind you there appear to be interesting questions emerging about the links between Sandwell College and Sandwell Council. I remember the Sandwell college campus at Wednesbury disappearing under a rather odd cloud. Someone went on a permanent holiday it seems, and never came back. Then it closed.

Sandwell council is an authority in which there is little scrutiny of decisions made. Of 72 Councillors, 70 are now Labour members, including Councillor Crompton who is a parliamentary aid to Adrian Bailey MP for West Bromwich West- in which Victoria park covers. I have known Adrian Bailey for some time as an MP, and he along with Tom Watson have always been supportive of things that swanwatch have done over the years regarding the rescue and campaigning for wildlife. This includes campaigning against wildlife crime and the persecution of wildlife in general- something to which the last Labour Government did some good in trying to combat and should be proud.

But I am afraid this is where it ends and the issue of “native and non-native” is one that this party needs to address if it gets back into power at the next election.  They cannot do in power at regional level what they claim to oppose in opposition nationally without looking like complete liars and hypocrites.  I will be writing to both these MPS in open letters to be published soon about what appears to have been a cull in Sandwell, a cull of wildlife which Labour would not appear to support according to The Labour Animal Welfare Society, (LAWS). I will be interested to see what their thoughts are.

BUAV-LAWSDoc-Jan14-PRINT

On page 14 of their recently published report they call for:

“End all government backed culls of wildlife

 including badgers.”

I could not agree more with their view, but such a cull of Canada geese  is exactly the same as the current CONDEM Government have backed against badgers- except without any real “evidence” as for why- except in general terms which can be refuted on every point. There can be no excuses, no “argh buts”, a cull is a cull and anything else is bull. The one thing that cheeses people off most about politicians is the hypocrisy and lies within which they operate.

You either support wildlife and its right to exist, or you support a parks manager who appears to instigate his own personal vendetta against what he believes to be “too many” in a site where he has a vested personal interest- including the value of his own property. Was this declared? Back him, and you are revealed to be wildlife champion dissemblers and you will be our enemies forever. If you support “native species” right to exist over “non-native” you are not on the side of diversity. Time to get off the fence and speak out.

WE OPPOSE THE CAGING AND KILLING OF HEALTHY BIRDS, WHATEVER THEIR SPECIES

According to the ERM document that accompanied the cover up works that took place last year at Rattlechain lagoon –  “ERM IMPROVEMENT WORKS” DRAFT JULY 2012. , on page 2 it identifies

“It should be acknowledged that the presence of a body of water on the lagoon over the sediment is an important control in ensuring that any ‘tramp’ phosphorus residues are unable to combust.”

As always with this website, unlike others, it is our intention to get to the truth of the matter concerning the history of this hazardous waste site and what lies beneath it. We therefore decided to track down this most elusive and maligned creature for his views, life goals and intentions. At first he was not willing to talk, trying to hide under a “small amount” of water, sand and an old rug carpet set in “toothpaste”. But over time the trust was won, and after a little persuasion and coaxing, a meet was arranged at the lagoon causeway.

 WORLD EXCLUSIVE

The tramp phosphorus

Q. Tramp phosphorus, how did you arrive at Rattlechain lagoon and how long have you been here?

A. Please, call me William Peter, the year was 1942 I believe and I arrived by boat. A nice gentleman called young Mr William  asked me to mind his fortune which was located here, but that was so many years ago now I forget how long I have been here.

Q. So how have you survived all these years?

A. Well you know you have your ups and downs like the water level, but with a plentiful supply of water I haven’t done too badly really for my age. I don’t need much oxygen anyway to survive, and I’m a right crusty old devil. I put my coat on to stop me from  disappearing. As long as I can have a smoke every now and again I don’t care. I believe the youngsters call it “vaping” nowadays.

Q . With a site like Rattlechain you must have seen some changes surely?

A. Oh indeed, indeed. There used to be just one pool and I had a watershoot down the North embankment to use, but they removed that. Then they built a bridge that we stand on now- but I still got through, even going for a dip in the canal sometimes. Then a load of pesky birds arrived, but I soon got rid of them! Then they built some houses nearby on top of the old sewage works- a foul stench that one, but I put up with the music and the barbeques, and they have to put up with me being here.

Q. So how do you feel about Solvay trying to evict you from the site last year?

A. Oh it’s all poppycock dear boy from the new landlords, flexing their limp ones I suppose. They even tried sucking me off, the dirty blighters, but I vowed never to surrender whatever they did to me. I vowed they would not make “MINCEMEAT” out of me!  

I’m well used to it now; their little schemes, and they have never broken my resolve- even when they used a floating sludge gulper . I used to get shot regularly by  “Mad Mike” when hiding in barrels that his company had dumped. And he even tried to set me on fire the once, but I still managed to survive to tell the tale.

They’ve given up trying now, I’m everywhere and nowhere, sometimes right behind them or under their feet. I’m alive and burning with vivid phosphorescence.

Cleaning up the site “BEHIND YOU!”

They said I could stay if I cleaned up a bit, but I’m going nowhere.. haven’t they heard of “squatters rights?”

“YOU SHALL NOT PASS!”

Q. So would you go as so far as to say that there is a progressive culture of  “Trampophosphobia” emanating from the Trinity Street setup? 

A. Oh most definitely Sir, they don’t like P4 bum guys down ‘The Oxford’.  There is no doubt in my mind that they are “institutionally Wasteist”!  Tramp sesquisulphide down the Gower tip doesn’t get this treatment. (mindyou?). I’m thinking of petitioning the Home Affairs Select Committee and Teresa May to see if they will table a public enquiry into the abuse.

Q. Do you have any tips for next years big race?

A. I believe that Mister Ed may win by some lengths if the going is good to soft…..

It’s funny you should  say that but I meant The General Election, not the Grand National.

Oh well in that case I don’t really care; politicians are so full of hot air which I don’t like! They make me angry, and they wouldn’t like me when I’m angry!

Q. Is there any truth in the rumour that you bare an uncanny resemblance to the Wolverhampton ring-road tramp?

A. Err No… Definitely not. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. I was born in Oldbury down the road… He had a red face and smelt a bit funny, but come to think of it so do I when I get into a rage… in fact you’re starting to bother me now with all your questions, now piss off AND LEAVE ME ALONE……!

With this we quickly left the site as William Peter disappeared beneath the lagoon waters- puffing white smoke and bubbling gas left behind in the wake. We will have to wait to see if he surfaces again, but it looks like he will be around for some time to come. What’s 10,000 years when you’re having fun?

WLBRL?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLG1ys2CGcI&list=RDRLG1ys2CGcI

He has been in hiding at Rattlechain lagoon for 72 years. But ‘the special forces of swan rescue’ managed to smoke him out of his hole. Read next week our world exclusive interview.

I thought that may grab the attention, as it was supposed to.

There are a range of birds as well as animals that have turned up at rattlechain over the years, and certainly I have noted plenty of both four and certainly two legged pussies walking through those ominous turquoise gates.

On this occasion there appears to be a missing cat in the Rattlechain/Tividale area and its environs. I’m posting this in the hope that Eilene may be returned safe and well.

A fly appears to have photobombed the picture as I was taking this.

What’s in a single word? It can have very different meanings, and in the case of the 1940’s in Europe it had a very specific meaning that ended in the deaths of innocent beings.

Recently as last year a “relocation” appears to have taken place at Victoria Park Tipton, a green flag park in Sandwell. In summer months Canada geese moult and move to larger areas of water, then disperse out. They may be noticeable, so too are the discarded feathers and “mess” though in truth this mixes with the dung of other “native” birds making it fairly indistinguishable- but the blame always appears to be with the geese from a certain type of person- blue rinse, over 60 , with an overdeveloped OCD for rats and cleanliness- perhaps something happened to them as a wee kiddy? And white don’t forget that- always white.

Last year I took some footage of a rather peculiar “relocation” from this park involving a pest control company called “PESTEX”. Their website boasts of “controlling and managing” Canada geese- though these words are in themselves circumlocutions for culling. The first thing I noted was the vehicles parked outside and some of the information contained on the logos.

Then on the park near the lake I saw a group of individuals with a harris fence set up cordoned off with tape- I certainly started to smell a rat. It was at this point that I started to wonder what the hell was going on and if Sandwell council has crossed a line in terms of culling healthy birds in this park. Then one of them, the obvious CEO of operations  made the mistake of asking me to encourage the geese over with bread toward the enclosure. He had no idea who I was, and I asked him what they were doing and for what purpose.

LIE NO 1

“We’re, er putting some special powder on their feet to stop them having pests.”

LIE NO 2

“Er we’re putting rings on their feet mate.”

LIE NO 3

“We don’t kill birds mate. We’re relocating them to the Sandwell Valley.”

TRUTH NO 1

“I’m just doing my job mate”, before pointing me in the direction of the parks manager’s house who lives in the park- whom it appears had authorised the entire operation in his wonderful green flag park himself. The guy in the combat trousers was just obeying orders.

All three of the lies are total bullshit. Looking at this lot, none are BTO ringers and rings do not go on “feet”. Powder- never heard that one before except in 40’s Poland etc. “Relocation”- that word again evoking a similar theme.

This operation was cruel and unprofessional, causing unnecessary suffering to these flightless birds in moult. Why would such a company spokesman give out such bullshit to the public if only to throw them off course for what they were actually there to do?

Transported in a horsebox for “relocation”

They look like they’ve been lamped

the round up

The entrapment

The distress

The “relocation” to certain death

These birds over 50 were not restrained in any way whatsoever. I know from 17 years experience of having to catch geese that they are incredibly distressed when handled and fight like hell to escape. Imagine this number in small enclosure and you get the picture of what would be going on in this cheap trailer trash box.

That was that- they said they were being “relocated” and I have no way of verifying it- but ha ha I do. Watch this space, because Sandwell have dropped an almighty clanger.

Then today, low and behold to the week, I noticed around 70 birds missing from the lake- including a group that had been on rattlechain with distinctive markings. This lot wouldn’t know about such things and neither would John Satchwell– the Senior parks manager who lives in the park, whom it appears has ordered the same “relocation” again. I wonder when the green flag is being judged? Perhaps the geese intimidate him or his wife when grazing outside his house.

Fence in the compound

Needless to say that I have now asked questions about this sorry affair, to which I know that these birds never arrived at Sandwell Valley- the staff there know nothing.

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/relocation_of_canada_geese#incoming-540534

Needless also to say that I will get to the truth of this matter because it is what I do, like rescuing injured birds that wildlife criminals try to kill or injure.

Where have Tipton’s geese gone?

What has “the party of animal welfare” done with them?

“What is there to say? They are my friends. I would do it again, over and over — for I hate cruelty and intolerance. ” Oskar Shindler

What a joke this news story is, buried beneath the radar of a Tory reshuffle.

“The UK has taken delivery of more than 200 tonnes of toxic chemicals from Syria….. It comprised “precursor chemicals” that “are handled and destroyed by industry  on a routine basis”, a spokesman said.”

You have to wonder whether the Western chemical industry sold them this crap in the first place (the precursors) and this is just a return to sender job. A French company in the UK handling toxic waste linked to military conflicts of the past…… now where have I heard that one before?