Roger Evans: "No farmer would ever dare to pollute on the scale that sewage makes its way into rivers"

This month Roger Evans discusses after dinner speaking, water pollution and tells a tale of how a farmer got the better of the tax man

Katie Jones
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Roger Evans: "No farmer would ever dare to pollute on the scale that sewage makes its way into rivers"

I used to do a lot of after dinner speaking. One year I did 34. But, like a lot of things, this has had its time. You might get someone who would come up to you afterwards and say: "I was hoping you...

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