20/11/2025 11:45
The Guardian
Shabana Mahmood says scheme could increase the £3,000 cap currently in place and that payments are ‘good value for money’Helena Horton is a Guardian environment reporter.Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, declared she’s “more of a country girl than a city girl” in a speech to the Country, Land and Business Association’s annual conference.I used to be the City minister, but I’ve always been more of a country girl than a city girl. I grew up in Staffordshire. My parents live in rural Shropshire, and I live down a country lane in the Chilterns.I’m not sure why these taxation changes have been pursued with such vigor, or why there’s been little time for consultation, but the Treasury has decided that private capital accumulation is the problem, without understanding, in my view, that private capital investment is the solution.You can’t ask people to pay to plant an orchard they’ll never see grow. Then tell them their kids aren’t allowed to pick the fruit.We will not let the Yantar go unchallenged as it attempts to survey our infrastructure, and we will work with our allies to ensure that Russia knows that any attempt to disrupt or damage underwater infrastructure will be met with the firmest of responses. Continue reading...
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