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Good morning! Our petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... has just passed 10,000 signatures so Defra must respond. Thank you to 9,999 others who have signed it!

But we shouldn't stop there - please share and promote so that we reach 100,000 signatures and get a parliamentary debate.
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2024 at 8:08 AM
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It's full steam ahead on our Warm Homes Plan:

🏡 Up to 300,000 households to benefit from home upgrades

✅ Removing the 1m rule for heat pump installations

⬆️ £295m boost to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme next year

💰 Plans to make boilers and heat pumps more efficient to cut bills
November 21, 2024 at 10:21 AM
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The pressure is mounting!
November 20, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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This is great news. Let’s do the water industry next
November 20, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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The Guardian view on taxing farmers: big landowners must pay their share | Editorial
The Guardian view on taxing farmers: big landowners must pay their share | Editorial
Tax rises were needed, but Labour must not dismiss the difficulties faced by farming families No tax change is perfect. Systems can never be customised to take in every set of circumstances. There are always edge cases – people who are outliers in the…
dlvr.it
November 19, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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Your regular reminder that you can look up how much public subsidy each farmer gets annually here. cap-payments.defra.gov.uk/SearchResult... For example in 2023 Jeremy Clarkson got £83,000 and in 2022 he got £133,000. Nice work if you can get it. @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Defra, UK - CAP Payments Search
cap-payments.defra.gov.uk
November 19, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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November 19, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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could we maybe do a protest of people who are currently renting and can't afford to buy property and who also won't inherit enough to ever buy a place
November 19, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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Last month, NFU president Tom Bradshaw revealed it was their lobbying that blocked Labour’s right to roam plans. This denies millions access to nature while empowering antisocial landowners.

NFU, we’re calling you out—let’s debate access reform openly.

It’s time for change.

#RightToRoam
November 19, 2024 at 4:54 PM