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Webinar recap: How can you lead locally on water quality?
Kitty Thompson | CEN blog
Apr 22, 20243 min read


Celebrities and MPs push for the government to ban the sale of peat compost to gardeners
MPs and celebrities have urged ministers to bring forward a ban on the sale of peat compost to gardeners. Former environment secretary...
Apr 17, 20241 min read


Use Brexit freedom to stop French fishing boats from 'pillaging our waters': Green Tory MPs back Rishi Sunak in growing row with Paris over UK ban on bottom trawlers wreaking havoc in protected areas
Britain must use its Brexit freedom to keep destructive French fishing boats out of protected UK waters, Tory MPs have warned amid a...
Apr 17, 20241 min read


Monty Don says gardeners using peat are ‘irresponsible’ and calls for government ban
Monty Don has said gardeners who use peat are “lazy and irresponsible”, as he backs a new push for the Government to introduce a...
Apr 16, 20242 min read


London Playbook: FOR PEAT’S SAKE
MPs and celebrities are calling for a ban on the sale of peat to protect peatlands, a habitat for many plant and animal species....
Apr 16, 20241 min read


Conservationists and celebrities urge Government to back Bill to ban peat sales
Wildlife campaigners and celebrities are calling for the Government to support efforts to bring in a promised ban on sales of peat for...
Apr 16, 20241 min read


Post-Brexit, ministers can finally give British farmers essential freedom to innovate
Max Anderson | ConservativeHome
Apr 16, 20244 min read


To protect our peatlands, use peat-free compost
Cllr Joe Porter | ConservativeHome
Apr 16, 20244 min read


Our peatlands are precious and we need to protect them
Thérèse Coffey MP | The Daily Telegraph
Apr 16, 20243 min read


MPs and celebs call for peat ban before election to save UK's countryside
Theresa Villiers MP | The Daily Express
Apr 16, 20242 min read


Seaweed - the money-making, net zero tool the UK is missing out on
Bert Evans-Bevan | CEN Blog
Apr 12, 20243 min read


Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
A group of Tory MPs are calling on the government to increase the grants provided to landowners to trap and cull grey squirrels, and...
Apr 10, 20241 min read


Taxpayers spending millions of pounds each year to clean blighted communities, MP warns
Tory MP Selaine Saxby said it is an “intrinsically conservative value” to take pride in local communities. She added: “Unfortunately,...
Apr 3, 20241 min read


Green Tories call for ‘environmental offer’ after sewage in rivers outcry
Tory environmentalists said the Government needed to do more to tackle the sewage crisis, with the Conservative Environment Network...
Mar 27, 20241 min read


How to fix British farming
British farmers produce some of the highest quality food anywhere in the world. But for farm businesses to continue to thrive while...
Feb 21, 20244 min read


Outside the EU, Britain can reward farmers, encourage agricultural innovation, and protect our natural world
Historically, the Conservatives have been the party of the countryside. However, recent by-election results show increased competition...
Feb 15, 20244 min read


Feb 13, 20246 min read


Tories call for 'Clarkson clause' to relax planning rules for farmers
A group of pro-green Conservative MPs is championing the introduction of a "Clarkson clause" named after the popular television presenter...
Feb 13, 20241 min read


Jeremy Clarkson hailed as top Tories call for ‘Clarkson’s Clause’ to encourage farm shops
The Conservative Environment Network also want to force supermarkets to pay more for food that meets sustainability standards and to...
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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