![Sir Ashley Fox, MP for Bridgwater, said: "It is absolutely galling to discover that the EA is wasting thousands of pounds of taxpayer money on combatting its 'negative reputation'. I can give them [the Environment Agency] advice for free: next time you want to spend £87,000 on ‘storytelling consultants’, use the money to dredge a river instead."](https://image.chitra.live/api/v1/wps/06186be/4d5fe878-7b2e-4e91-b344-fae9ff419970/6/sir-ashley-fox-679x419.jpg "Sir Ashley Fox, MP for Bridgwater, said: \"It is absolutely galling to discover that the EA is wasting thousands of pounds of taxpayer money on combatting its 'negative reputation'. I can give them [the Environment Agency] advice for free: next time you want to spend £87,000 on ‘storytelling consultants’, use the money to dredge a river instead.\"")
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Sir Ashley Fox, MP for Bridgwater, said: "It is absolutely galling to discover that the EA is wasting thousands of pounds of taxpayer money on combatting its 'negative reputation'. I can give them [the Environment Agency] advice for free: next time you want to spend £87,000 on ‘storytelling consultants’, use the money to dredge a river instead."
More than £87,000 of taxpayer funding has been spent on helping the Environment Agency (EA) to improve its 'negative reputation'. Defra confirmed EA had awarded a three-month contract in April, worth...
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