Guardian: Ministers have been accused of “hiding inconvenient truths” about the spread of the deadly fungus threatening Britain’s ash trees.
The criticism stems from changes made to the “scientific facts” published by the government about ash dieback, which emphasised the role of the wind in spreading the disease over the role of infected trees imported from continental Europe. Ministers can do nothing to stop the wind blowing spores across the country, but have been attacked for taking too long to ban…

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