I don't know if you are implying that this should not have been done? Countries often copy others and to have a major European economy do something like this s

I don't know if you are implying that this should not have been done? Countries often copy others and to have a major European economy do something like this sets a good example. There are intangible benefits too, like working out best practice etc. Its funny how every time something minor is done for the environment the logical fallacy is wheeled out that because the entire problem is not being solved the step should not be taken. Change always happens in steps and never all at once. Inequality increasing in the UK is nothing to do with this measure and everything to do with imposing austerity and throwing people into poverty. Its not like making this law has taken valuable time, the government has a lot of that which they are squandering on the years long Brexit deadlock.