So many great winners of the Countryside Alliance ‘Rural Oscars’ but I was especially pleased to see the brilliant Fittleworth Village Stores in my former constituency of Arundel & South Downs win the village shop category (and I wasn’t one of the judges!)

A really fascinating panel Chatham House tonight about weaponising of prejudice and Russia’s anti-LGBTQI+ foreign policy. Factual, passionate and insightful contributions from Nick Herbert (great to see him as the PM’s special envoy on LGBT+) and Dr Galina Miazhevich from

As part of our Rural Charter, the Alliance is calling for the recognition of the role of wildlife management and the value of trail hunting, shooting and fishing. You can read our Rural Charter and lobby your election candidates on our website. eu1.hubs.ly/H09XnGh0

As #Pride celebrates in London, let's remember that while many so countries continue to make progress on LGBT rights, others do not. Equality is a universal ideal. As the #UDHR says: 'All human beings are born free & equal in dignity & rights ... without distinction of any kind’.

Well along with lunatics and criminals I’m not allowed to vote, so I’m in Berlin to meet my friend and CDU MP Stephan Albani to talk about our plans for the Global TB Caucus #EndTB

Great initiative which brings together the Global Equality Caucus and Global TB Caucus both of which I chair with other key groups to unite in the fight to end HIV/AIDS👇

New ‘rural wall’ MPs have the opportunity to show their electors in the countryside that they’re in tune with public priorities … this could be an important moment to rebuild trust with rural communities, but will they blow it? My article for Countryside Alliance countryside-alliance.org/resources/news…

In this new article, Lord Herbert of South Downs (Nick Herbert), Countryside Alliance Chairman, says that new ‘rural wall’ MPs now have the opportunity to show their electors in the countryside that they are in tune with public priorities. eu1.hubs.ly/H0b91jy0

🚨 New The Lancet Global Health piece on the importance of leveraging intersections between #EndTB and #AMR at this year's #UNHLM, authored by scientist and healthcare workers from over 25 countries who were part of the Global Scientific Panel on AMR and TB. thelancet.com/journals/langl…

Support for horseracing and bloodstock industries is last in today’s #LordsQs, in a question from Nick Herbert. 📺Watch online from 3.05pm at the link in our bio 4/4

The new Government can give vital support to racing, the UK’s second biggest spectator sport worth over £4bn a year to the economy, without costing the Exchequer a penny — my question in the House of Lords nickherbert.com/news/2024/7/30…

Have a look at the Minister’s reply Racing Post ITV Racing Ed Chamberlin Nick Luck Lydia Hislop

I’ve just left UK Prime Minister after a meeting with the prime minister, Home Secretary & policing colleagues. I’m grateful to Keir Starmer for his support for my colleagues on the front line. I spoke to the media afterwards - my full statement - college.police.uk/article/colleg…

As officers bravely defend our streets, Rees Mogg says the police has “lost its sense of purpose” and Farage issues slurs. The British Right have turned full MAGA, inflaming distrust of key institutions. And I thought that was the job of the radical left! thetimes.com/article/2aacd6…

And the rest is history... 💥 On this day 14 years ago Frankel made a winning start to his career at Newmarket Racecourse 👏

It's great to see The Field revisit our Chairman, Nick Herbert's incredible speech at the #FestivalOfHounds last month in their latest issue. The Countryside Alliance will continue to do everything in our power to protect the future of trail hunting.

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There have been multiple reports into Whitehall - for example Nick Herbert’s Commission for Smart Government Michael Gove’s Declaration on Government Reform Lord Maude’s recent independent review Each has argued the Civil Service should be more open to outsiders 2/

👮‍♀️ Since June this year, we’ve been trialling our neighbourhood policing programme in 11 police forces. Now, with support from Home Office, we’re rolling the programme out to all 43 forces in England and Wales. Read more: college.police.uk/article/nation… CC Sir Andy Marsh Diana Johnson DBE MP 🇬🇧🇺🇦🌈

It was a great pleasure to be in Dublin this week to meet with Senator @JerryButtimer, Chair of the Seanad. We discussed how GEC can support Ireland’s ambition to continue improving LGBT+ rights, including making access to HIV prevention more equitable across the country. 🇮🇪🏳️‍🌈