{"id":80735,"date":"2024-02-15T15:39:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=80735"},"modified":"2024-05-15T19:00:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:00:20","slug":"wye-now-river-actions-efforts-for-justice-in-cardiff-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/wye-now-river-actions-efforts-for-justice-in-cardiff-high-court","title":{"rendered":"Wye Now? : River Action&#8217;s Efforts for Justice in Cardiff High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">River activists recently took the government to court for not upholding river regulations for farming. What does this mean for the future of Britain\u2019s rivers?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2.jpg 1805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-2.jpg 1805w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sounds of a steel drumming band and chanting were heard outside the Cardiff Civil Justice Centre last Wednesday after a legal claim was made to protect the River Wye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clusters of river activists were camped outside the building waving signs that read &#8216;Save the Wye&#8217; and some were dressed in blue-tinted costumes to represent the river. A 10-foot tall giant puppet called &#8216;Goddess of the Wye&#8217; could even be seen dancing around in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaign group River Action decided to take the UK Environmental Agency to court for not upholding farming and waste regulations. The River Wye has become polluted with high levels of chicken manure, according to recent studies. The organization led the demonstration with other community groups and notable celebrities including former singer Fergal Sharkey to celebrate their achievement in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o-770x438.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o-293x167.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o-770x438.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/37135798852_3c67cd21c1_o-293x167.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">According to the Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, around 73pc of pollution are currently in the River Wye (Credit: Flickr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday marked a very big milestone for River Action as the whole point of it was to make a more robust, proactive approach to holding government regulators and the whole system of environment protection to account,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiverActionUK\/status\/1755179625666261493\">River Action activist<\/a> Feargal Sharkey outside the courthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharkey was a music pioneer during the 70s as a punk rock singer with the British band &#8220;The Undertones\u201d. Now, Sharkey spends his time on the leading front of the river pollution movement. As vice chairman of River Action, he is one of the leading faces of the campaign against the pollution of Britain&#8217;s rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaders of River Action hope that in the event they win the legal challenge it will present a unique and urgent opportunity to force the Environment Agency to start to enforce the laws that protect the River Wye.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/Untitled-1-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former singer Feargal Sharkey has spent his recent years being on the front lines of the river pollution campaign with River Action (Credit: River Action)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe took the government to court last week in Cardiff for breaking its laws. We know how agonizing the next few weeks will be as we await the judge\u2019s decision but obviously, the odds are always stacked against us, if we were to win that case as a small charity, it would effectively expose a conspiracy that the Department of Agriculture has constructed the regulator to not regulate,\u201d says River Action founder Charles Watson.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-68221223\">According to legal experts<\/a>, if the UK Environmental Agency loses the case, it could lead to tighter enforcement of the rules on manure, including preventing any application if there is a risk of nutrients like phosphorous becoming overloaded in the soil, and, where there are breaches, potential fines or prosecutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The River Wye is the fifth longest river in the United Kingdom that lodges between the border of England and Wales, being a home to many species including otters and trout fish. Last year, however, its <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalengland.blog.gov.uk\/2023\/05\/30\/assessing-the-health-of-the-river-wye-and-its-catchment\/\">health was downgraded<\/a> by Natural England due to large declines in wildlife from agricultural and industrial practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 2018, farming rules for water were made to minimize the risk of pollution from applications of nutrients to land and livestock management. River Action has claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-68221223\">in their case<\/a> given to the judicial review, that the Environmental Agency has found a loophole through this regulation and has allowed more river pollution to occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSpecifically with the River Wye, we saw that there were laws and regulations that exist for this river in regards to pollution, which should have never, ever happened,\u201d said Watson. \u201cYou are not allowed to dump or spread manure or fertilizers to the extent that it has been.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/river-wye-new-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The River Wye and surrounding ecosystems have started to deteriorate recently due to runoff from farming and other food production (Credit: Save The River Wye Coalition)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>River Action started in 2021 as a virtual campaigning group under Charles\u2019 direction with other freelance campaigners. He and his team started to realize during their journey that it became a successful model to raise funds from other environmental organizations for campaigning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their campaign &#8220;Save The River Wye&#8221;, was <a href=\"https:\/\/riveractionuk.com\/Campaigns\/a-plan-to-save-the-wye\/\">launched the same year <\/a>and specifically targeted the Intensive Poultry Industry, which was recognised as one of the prime causes of the recent environmental collapse of the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started to see alarming reports about the River Wye on social media because of all the runoff that was coming up and down the river from farming,\u201d said Watson. \u201cFrom my previous work, I knew what was going on, I knew how the food industry works and the pressure that is put on farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/River-Action-Charles-Headshot-1024x1220-1-293x165.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charles Watson began his journey with River Action back in 2021 after doing personal research on the River Wye and government reports on its water quality grading (Credit: River Action)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether they win the case or not is the least of their worries. Their main goal as the trial goes on relates to their mission statement &#8212; applying pressure and attention to the British River crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group has also organized campaigns for other rivers in the country including the River Thames and started other projects that tackle the impact of sewage discharging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s now time to drag this in front of the public and get the environmental agency under the law of the courts and hold them to account for what we believe is their illegal action of not doing their job properly,\u201d said Sharkey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charity has continued to be supported by many other river organizations during the trial, such as the &#8220;Save The River Wye&#8221; (STRW) coalition, which is an <a href=\"https:\/\/savethewye.org\">informal group of citizens <\/a>on both sides of the Welsh border who do work to help save the river from environmental destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-1400x789.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/P1188632-1-Wicker-Woman-Procession-SMALL-1400x789.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Save The River Wye has a mission to restore the river to its former health, beauty, and biodiversity (Credit: Save The River Wye Coalition)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The coalition was one of dozens of groups who were in attendance for the court hearing and worked closely with River Action to raise awareness around their legal efforts for the River Wye.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe raised quite a lot of issues with Charles Watson about the river before the case came about. The work we\u2019ve done was local but we had him on a lot of those lines,\u201d said STRW organizer Richard Tyler. \u201cWhat his legal team has done in court has shown that they\u2019ve got the story on rivers in this country bang on quite frankly.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decision will mark a milestone for the river movement and will envision a brighter future for all rivers besides the River Wye in the country<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many other notable British celebrities have also joined in on the conversation surrounding river pollution including British comedian Joe Lycett and actor Paul Whitehouse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s all down to people like us and the people who came out onto the streets and made a very noisy presentation in Cardiff about the River Wye. We&#8217;re not daunted by anything,&#8221; says Watson. &#8220;If we don&#8217;t prevail we&#8217;ll find another angle, and again, and again until we find something that will make a change for the better.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"80742\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/images.jpeg 554w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/images-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/02\/images-100x100.jpeg 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