England is the only part of the UK which has no plans for a plastic bag charge, and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), Keep Britain Tidy, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and Surfers Against Sewage are calling for one to be brought in. Reported on August 1 2012 by:
The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/01/plastic-bag-levy-supermarkets?newsfeed=true
Yahoo news / Sky News http://uk.news.yahoo.com/call-levy-tackle-plastic-bag-scourge-060443797.html
BBC Radio 4 Today programme
and many many others.