Tim Bonner 🇺🇦

My comment piece in @thetimes ‘Labour is losing the countryside all over again’ thetimes.com/uk/environment…

Stormont minister accused of stoking 'culture war' between town and country after condemning hunting - as MLAs prepare for a key vote next week. Presented as a fox hunting ban, an Alliance bill could have ramifications for country pursuits like shooting newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/…

“Whatever conclusions the Labour Party comes to in the coming weeks and months and whoever is in Number 10, their approach to the countryside must change fundamentally if they are to have any chance of rebuilding a semblance of trust”… ✍️@CA_TimB countryside-alliance.org/features/tim-b…

“More class war that makes no one’s life better” Kemi Badenoch takes a swipe at the government’s proposed trail hunting ban⬇️

My comments in @BelfastLive on ongoing concerns around John Blair's Hunting with Dogs Bill at Stormont, which "could see farmers, gamekeepers and ramblers imprisoned, fined, or both." Act now: sign our e-lobby to tell MLAs you reject this bill - countryside-alliance.org/reject-john-bl…

Racing supports jobs, livelihoods and rural communities across Britain. Government cannot afford to ignore the growing pressures facing the industry. Read the latest from @CA_TimB 👇 countryside-alliance.org/features/tim-b…

All set up and ready to go! Come and see @CAupdates at Badminton by fence 29 the Countryside Parallel

Welsh politics is like a game of fuckwit poker. Each party tables competing bids to look more stupid than their rivals

“Many of the groups pushing for this ban [on trail hunting] have shooting, angling and livestock farming in their sights next. We must not let them succeed”. ✍️@CA_TimB writes for @FarmersWeekly ⬇️

📰 Hunting bill puts shooters at risk of prosecution A bill to ban hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland could criminalise shooting and gundog work, Countryside Alliance Ireland has warned. The Hunting with Dogs Bill, brought by Alliance MLA John Blair, was reintroduced to the Assembly on 27 April, nearly five years after it was last defeated. It proposes criminalising hunting wild mammals with dogs, as well as trail hunting and terrier work. 👉 Full story: shootinguk.co.uk/news/northern-… #Hunting #NorthernIreland #Countryside #Dogs #Bill

"Both absurd and outrageous." Baroness Kate Hoey @CatharineHoey takes aim at John Blair's Hunting with Dogs Bill in this letter to the @News_Letter, noting how "potentially any dog owner could fall foul of this law if it were passed."

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@CA_TimB as a member, I would be grateful for a response? @CAupdates

@CA_TimB as a CA member I’m keen to understand what exactly you’re doing to fight the trail hunting ban? You have been parroting the same lines for 10 years now none of which have made any difference. So when are we going hear your new strategy?

Great letter from Baroness Hoey @CatharineHoey on the @JohnBlairAPNI "absurd and outrageous" anti-hunting bill.

This goes far beyond trail hunting - as Countryside Alliance Shooting Campaign Manager Roger Seddon explains on Fieldsports TV, the government’s consultation raises serious concerns for the wider countryside. 🗳️ ACT NOW: Respond to the consultation: countryside-alliance.org/trail-hunting-…

Curlew nest on managed moorland

Food banks shouldn’t rely on near-expiry donations. There’s a better way - combining nutrition, sustainability & countryside management. Game meat could be part of the answer. Read more on the work of @CountryFoodTr 👉 digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/2416/read…

🗣️ "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

“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”.

Following a double- hit, oil theft at a church in rural Lincolnshire, I joined Farming Today to discuss recent findings in a @CAupdates report that found nearly 4,000 crimes at churches and other religious buildings in 2025. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Our Chief Executive @CA_TimB, speaks to BBC about our calls to change the law which unfairly penalises farmers and landowners. Just yesterday the government refused to accept the Lords amendments that addressed the injustice of the victims having to pay for clean-up costs.

Don’t underestimate the damage this ignorance could do to Plaid. From Dick Francis to Sean Bowen Wales is the home of racing legends yet @Plaid_Cymru’s leader in Westminster wants racing banned. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…