‘As useful as a chocolate fireguard’ – Anglia Water case winner criticises EA

In an interview in the Basildon Yellow Advertiser of 20 March 2002 following his £200,000 win against Anglia Water, Roy Hart characterised the usefulness of the Environment Agency – which was still considering whether to prosecute when he went ahead with a private criminal prosecution – by saying it is ‘as useful as a chocolate fireguard’.