Countryside Alliance

🚨Government announces climb down over family farm tax🚨 This partial change to the disastrous family farm tax is welcome. It has caused months of unnecessary pain and suffering. Read more here: ca-campaign.org/4psBMgN

The government’s consultation on banning trail hunting is open. These proposals will have serious consequences for rural businesses, communities and the future of the countryside. All voices have an impact: encourage your friends to respond here: futureforhunting.co.uk/share?utm_camp…

Our native red squirrels are at a crisis point 🚨 The risk of inaction is made clear by @NaturalEngland's strategy published this month: do nothing, and red squirrels risk becoming extinct in the UK within the next 25 years. Read more: countryside-alliance.org/news-content-t…

"Voters care about the countryside, the food on their table and cheaper energy bills. In rural areas like Hexham, MPs would do well to focus on these issues, not toxic culture wars." Sign our e-lobby here: countryside-alliance.org/trail-hunting-…

Victims of fly-tipping are still being forced to pay for it, with the government rejecting changes that would have ended this injustice. Read more ➡️ countryside-alliance.org/news-content-t… And help us expose the scale of rural crime - report incidents here: google.com/maps/d/viewer?…

This is why the trail hunting consultation matters - and why it’s vital the shooting community is heard. 🗳️ ACT NOW: Respond to the consultation⬇️ countryside-alliance.org/trail-hunting-…

Proposals to ban trail hunting could have wider consequences for the countryside, including shooting and other working practices. From how dogs are trained to how activities are regulated, decisions made now could set a precedent for what comes next. 🧵 ⬇️

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 With elections for the Scottish Parliament fast approaching and the rural vote being as crucial as ever, major parties have offered their pitch to Countryside Alliance members and supporters. Updated as we receive them🧵 ⬇️

“At a time when rural people are already feeling neglected by Westminster, the government should be focusing on voters’ priorities, and finding a solution to the issue of spiralling fuel costs.” Read more in The @Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/news…

You have until midnight tonight to register to vote in the 7 May elections. Check if you have registered here ⬇️ gov.uk/register-to-vo…

“The trail hunting ban may result in all sorts of unintended consequences for working dogs." The former chairman of @GameandWildlife Conservation Trust highlights concerns in The @Telegraph about the consultation's impact on gundog training. Sign now: countryside-alliance.org/trail-hunting-…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 With elections for the Senedd fast approaching and the rural vote being as crucial as ever, major party leaders have offered their pitch to Countryside Alliance members and supporters 🧵 ⬇️

More consequences of the government’s toxic culture war on the countryside. Respond to the consultation today, it takes moments➡️ countryside-alliance.org/trail-hunting-…

🗣️ "Polanski and the Greens are probably beyond help as far as animal rights and rural issues are concerned, but Plaid is at its core a party of the countryside and many will disagree profoundly with the attack on racing," writes @CA_TimB Read more: bit.ly/41GkxyU

ICYMI >> Our latest investigation has revealed that 271 crimes were committed on church property as well as other religious premises in Wales during 2025. To read more - and to find out how to report an incident of rural crime in your area - click here 👉 countryside-alliance.org/news-content-t…

The Countryside Alliance has written to the Cabinet Office to challenge the omission of food and farming from a new list of strategic sectors set to benefit from tighter rules on where public bodies should spend their money. Read the letter here >> countryside-alliance.org/news-content-t…

Rural areas targeted by heating oil thieves, as victims include 102-year-old woman. @CApressoffice said: "Oil is liquid gold right now, and criminal gangs are targeting rural people, knowing full well in many cases they can pull it off..." 👇 bit.ly/4sDY3ti

The Countryside Alliance’s latest investigation has revealed that in 2025 there were 271 crimes committed on church property as well as other religious premises in Wales. Read the @BBCWales feature here 👇 countryside-alliance.org/news-content-t…

🐎🚨Another political attack on horseracing. The bizarre claim from Liz Saville-Roberts MP (Plaid Cymru) that jump racing doesn’t benefit rural Wales isn’t just wrong, it’s insulting to all the amazing people working in the industry. Mrs Saville- Roberts and Green Party leader Zack Polanski should learn the facts before denigrating an entire community. #jumpracing #HorseRacing #welshgrandnational #wales

The claim from Liz Saville-Roberts (Plaid Cymru) that jump racing “doesn’t feature in the Welsh rural economy” is not just wrong, it is insulting to all the amazing people working in and contributing to the sector. Read more >> dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

The countryside, its communities & traditions deserve to be properly represented. The current consultation on trail hunting is a key moment to ensure real voices are heard & decisions are based on evidence & understanding. Stand up for the countryside: countryside-alliance.org/trail-hunting-…