Thought this was dodgy when I saw the pictures Interestingly almost all fishing licence offences go to court rather than fixed penalty notice Given Agency’s previous appetite to prosecute, no reason formal caution would be offered Not sure how it applies to foreign nationals

Absolute nonsense We are almost certainly experiencing a decline, and a significant one, because of declining real world budgets and increased trade pressure Find me one expert who agrees with this assessment, one 🤷🏼‍♂️ This is a disastrous government for nature

Oh deary me. 🤣 Fishing anywhere in England without a licence is highly illegal and the Environment Agency almost without exception has historically been desperately keen to prosecute everyone involved, maximum fine, £2,500. I suspect that Vice President Vance is traveling on a

Farmers like me are ready to protect nature—but government silence is forcing us to destroy it. Years of conservation lost for lack of leadership. Steve Reed , act now before it’s too late. Open letter from Graham Denny to a Secretary of State eastangliabylines.co.uk/farming/open-l…

Our latest blog at @thewildlifetrusts on the need for Defra UK to urgently address the lack of support for ongoing nature friendly farming that means great actions by farmers are being lost or can't be maintained. Nature Friendly Farming Network Graham Denny National Farmers' Union wildlifetrusts.org/blog/barnaby-c…

We welcome a report from the Centre for the Analysis of Taxation estimating working farms will be disproportionately affected by the government’s inheritance reform. NFU President Tom Bradshaw (Tom Bradshaw) reflects on what the report means. Read here👉ow.ly/arbh50WFR9o

Centax, from whom Rachel Reeves took her farming inheritance tax idea, has said the policy should be better focused, and found it impacts working farmers more than other landowners, and some will not be able to pay without selling farm assets centax.org.uk/news-release-i…

Centax, who were reported as influencing the original proposals to change to APR & BPR, have released a new report on the impact of these proposals on farms (not businesses more generally). It notes that the existing proposal disproportionately benefits those estates with

HELP! The Govt rushed through Inheritance Tax changes with no proper consultation. Family farms & businesses are at risk. Jobs, heritage & communities will be lost. I’m taking them to Judicial Review — please support 👉 crowdjustice.com/case/family-bu… #SaveFamilyFarms

2/3 of the way to target with just 2 weeks to go; can you help us make the government think again?

Farmers feel abandoned as Defra axes thousands of green contracts - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

It would be generous to describe the tax situation in the UK at the moment as simply volatile. Off the top of my head, I've heard rumours of: - Abolishing the ability to make PETs, or at least extending them to 10 years - Abolishing IHT exemption for gifts out of income -

What a spineless bunch we have in government What about UK farmers Emma Reynolds for Wycombe 🌹, is it Labour policy to turn the knife while stabbing our industry in the back? Just to remind you about our biofuels industry that Labour has destroyed in a year, bravo bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

In June this year the Government updated the policy on consulting on changes to tax, which had worked fairly well since 2011. Instead of the previous generous and sensible rules the new Tax Policy Making Principles say “The government will consult on tax policy where it deems it

UK yields are all at the negotiating table and the deals are in the fields. Can’t blame USA for muscling in and breaking markets for their farmers. Wouldn’t it be great to be represented by someone as passionate and capable as Brooke Rollins ✪ and to be valued by our PM?…

As the owner of one these red dots I’d implore Emma Reynolds for Wycombe 🌹 Angela Eagle DBE to get some info out there asap, if the Defra UK budget says no then at least some sight of what’s to come with the next SFI policy. The industry hasn’t got the cash flow to carry unfunded habitat.

Govt has blocked release of a joint intelligence committee report into the dire national security impacts expected from biodiversity loss. Was going to be announced at an event with the King this week theguardian.com/environment/20…

After months of campaigning the NFU has successfully secured an extension of Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreements for more than 5,000 farmers while the new SFI offer is developed. More from NFU Deputy President David Exwood (David Exwood)👉ow.ly/FuyT50Xbcp9

The single-minded ideological focus at the Treasury on introducing these measures that will damage food security and UK farming is a blight on the party. It's clear from the way it's phrased that even other ministers have done all they can to try to get some movement to a better

Worth a watch, another example of food adulteration by the “big food” industries and cheap imports. youtu.be/5G5HrM757N4?si…