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Ian McEwan says pessimism ‘a bigger problem than climate change’

Speaking at Hay festival as UK breaks May heat record, author says optimism is a ‘moral duty’

The Guardian - UK · May 25

Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance

Boxing Day hunts take place in England as poll suggests 65% of people think government neglects rural areas

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2025

New deal needed for ‘bewildered and frightened’ farming sector, review urges

The report for Government comes from former National Farmers’ Union president Baroness Minette Batters.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025

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Former head of National Farmers’ Union to head review of farm profitability

Baroness Minette Batters was the first female president of the NFU and headed the organisation for six years.

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025

Ex-NFU chief who said tractor tax will ‘wipe out family farms’ hired to lead government review into UK farming

The government has hired Baroness Minette Batters after months of protests and discontent over the so-called ‘tractor tax’

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

Backlash as NFU chief says Rachel Reeves’ ‘tractor tax’ will hit seven in 10 farms

Rachel Reeves claimed that ‘only a very small number of agricultural properties’ will be affected by the changes to inheritance tax, but ex-NFU boss Minette Batters said farmers are furious

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024

Starmer accused of lying to farmers with surprise Budget ‘tractor tax’ set to destroy family farms

Critics attack the government’s decision to extend inheritance tax to family farms

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024

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‘Our yields are going to be appalling’: one of wettest winters in decades hits England’s farms

Flooding top of agenda at NFU conference after extreme weather ruins thousands of acres of crops

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2024

‘Morally bankrupt’: Tories may pay price for ignoring farmers

Rishi Sunak’s charm offensive at NFU conference fails to win over rural voters, but Labour also faces scepticism

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

Farmer Rish! woos the NFU conference in full-on panic to secure rural vote

Downing Street team was in love-bombing mode at farmers’ union meeting in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

I have your back, Rishi Sunak tells farmers at NFU conference

Sunak becomes first PM to address conference since Gordon Brown in 2008, as Tories court farming sector

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

English farmers to be offered ‘largest ever’ grant scheme amid food security concerns

Agricultural sector hit by post-Brexit turmoil with protests over trade deals, environmental legislation and rising costs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024

Jacob Rees-Mogg would be 'deported from Australia', says farmers union president

THE head of the farming union has branded Jacob Rees-Mogg “morally bankrupt” over his call for “hormone-injected beef from Australia” to be…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2023

Glyphosate herbicide is ‘absolutely fine’ to use, says environment secretary

Therese Coffey expressed her support for the weedkiller during an address to the National Farmers’ Union.

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023

Minette Batters: ‘We need a success story for wild spaces but also for farmers and food’

Sharing a cheeseboard, the farmers’ leader tells of frustrating tussles with ministers … and why she has decided to stand down as president of the NFU

Birmingham Post · Jun 12, 2023

Devon feed mill reopens following £4m investment

Lifton Feed Mill's upgrade will boost Mole Valley Farmers manufacturing capabilities

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

No chlorinated chicken or hormone-fed beef in future trade deals, Sunak vows

PM to tell farmers he will never do a trade deal that includes practices associated with US factory farms

Daily Mirror · May 14, 2023

Supermarket bosses hauled in for No10 summit as inflation rips through family budgets

The crunch showdown comes as the Lib Dems revealed figures showing how customers are still being hit in the wallet even when production costs fall

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023

Final UK interest rate rise expected in May; profits driving up inflation, warns ECB; US jobless claims rise – as it happened

Economists predict inflation will prompt Bank of England to lift rates again in May, for last time in current cycle

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

England needs new reservoirs or food supplies will be at risk, warns NFU chief

Farming leader Minette Batters says government needs to take action to tackle worsening water shortages

Chronicle Live · Feb 23, 2023

Tomatoes and peppers in short supply as shoppers report empty shelves in supermarkets including Tesco and Aldi

Customers hit out at empty veg and salad shelves as experts blame bad weather in growing areas and the cost of living crisis

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Britain is the (empty) basket case of Europe as supermarkets ration fruit and veg

Ex-Sainbury’s boss among those blaming Brexit as industry warns shortages will last weeks

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Thérèse Coffey brings farmers’ union plenty of chaff and no wheat

Environment secretary leaves Birmingham with egg on face while Rish! endures Brexit psychodrama

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Why are UK supermarkets facing fresh food shortages?

Three big retailers are placing limits on shoppers on some produce lines. What is behind the rationing?

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Therese Coffey booed by farmers after refusing to accept food shortage failure

‘We can’t control the weather in Spain’, says enviornment secretary

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