Election stunt: Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey falls into the water while paddleboarding on Lake Windermere. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wirecampaign this week was Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, who successfully played the hapless politician card as he took multiple dips into Lake Windermere during a paddleboarding photo session.
Windermere, the largest lake in England and part of its Lake District tourist economy, has been the site of considerable sewage dumping in recent years, with environmental data suggesting that water supply company United Utilities has released more than 27,000 hours of untreated sewage into the lake since 2020.
Workers have been staging protests in recent weeks outside Samsung offices in Seoul as well as a key chip production site in the city of Hwaseong. The union said the company should not use the excuse that its business is underperforming to ignore workers’ demands, while industry analysts say the dispute could disrupt global electronics supply chains.