Guardian: The government’s sustainability watchdog was today axed as part of coalition spending cuts, the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed. The closure, which was revealed by the Guardian earlier this week, was announced by the environment secretary, Caroline Spelman, as part of a package of reforms to more than 30 such arms-length bodies. Proponents of the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) had argued that its remit to advise government on …