Farmers make their presence felt at Holyrood
Holyrood has been responsible for delivering funding to our farming sector for some time now and this, coupled with the...
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Defra mandates bird housing in Eastern...
From noon on 23 December, all bird keepers in Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City...
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Alliance-backed town hall rebellion against...
Several local councils have overwhelmingly voted to support farmers against the government's new family farm tax, in...
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Buck, buck, goose – don’t be a turkey this...
As feast days go, Christmas is the most significant to a majority of British families – even if Easter holds most...
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Another council joins ‘town hall rebellion’...
Another council has overwhelmingly voted to support local farmers during an impassioned debate against the government's...
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The countryside must stand together against...
Writing for the Shooting Times, Tim Bonner reflects on the government's policies announced within the Budget.
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Commons condones family farm tax
Yesterday (04 December) the House of Commons met for an Opposition Day debate on the family farm tax. The motion,...
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Tim Bonner: Labour, trust and the family...
My first reaction to the announcement in the budget that the government was going to impose inheritance tax on farmland...
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Town Hall rebellion grows against hated...
Local authorities are fighting back against proposed inheritance tax changes targeting family farms, in what the...
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Farmers and land managers' rallying call to...
Last Thursday (28 November) saw hundreds of farmers, land managers and stakeholder organisations descend on the...
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Cornwall leads town hall fightback against...
Cornwall Council has passed a landmark motion opposing the controversial family farm tax proposed in the government’s...
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MLAs and NI MPs under pressure following...
Countryside Alliance Ireland was proud to attend the Ulster Farmers Union rally in Lisburn on Monday night (18...
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