Driven shooting sustains thousands of livelihoods and contributes millions to the rural economy. It also manages predator numbers and keeps our moors healthy. Remove it and we invite wildfires, habitat loss and economic decline. That’s the reality. #rievaulxabbey

Jack Elsom Will a parent taking their kids out in the school holidays to fish without a licence (mistakenly or otherwise) be able to claim the David Lammy defence if questioned? Questions the Environment Agency need to answer if they want to avoid accusations of two-tier licencing…

As I wrote yesterday taking JD Vance and his family fishing was a good thing and calling for the Foreign Secretary to be prosecuted would be churlish. He should, however, recognise the huge contribution anglers make to the environment countryside-alliance.org/features/tim-b…

NEW: Target for half of all food bought by public sector to be 🇬🇧 not being met, our new report finds. The govt has tried to quell anger over the family farm tax by reiterating the pledge – but only two depts (not DEFRA!), are delivering on the promise. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…

NEW: Target for half of all food bought by public sector to be 🇬🇧 not being met, our new report finds. The govt has tried to quell anger over the family farm tax by reiterating the pledge – but only two depts (not DEFRA!), are delivering on the promise countryside-alliance.org/news-content-t…

🔴 Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of a new “betrayal” of farmers over Labour’s failure to deliver a manifesto pledge to back British-grown food Read the exclusive story below ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…

No farmers, no food.👇 And ever higher prices for consumers. 😡😢😡

"Target for half of all food purchased by public sector to be ‘locally produced’ is not being met, says new report" Our message to Keir Starmer - get on with it!🇬🇧 telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…

Telegraph leader following the release of our public sector food procurement report which finds Gov failing to deliver on manifesto pledge to back British-grown food ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025/0…

📺 Join the author of this report, DM Bean, on GB News at 12:30 this afternoon⬇️

Our Countryside Alliance report on food procurement by the public sector has been shared by a range of print and broadcast media today, including in The The Telegraph lead editorial. British farmers deserve a public sector that stands on their side.

Geeking out over the vintage copies of Farmers Weekly here at the Camrose Vintage Working Day…🚜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Just before the election, Labour pledged that at least 50% of all food in the public sector would be 🇬🇧, to help our farmers. Our investigation reveals little if anything has been done to implement that promise, even by DEFRA! A missed opportunity and hugely disappointing.

Spot on, David ⬇️🇬🇧