Director for Wales at the Countryside Alliance. Views here mine.
Wales, United Kingdom
Joined February 2012
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Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
The Budget offered the new government the chance of a rural reset. Its response to this opportunity was, to say the least, underwhelming...
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Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
Last night, while the Chancellor showed off his pint chugging skills to an adoring pack of political anoraks in London, rural organisations busily scoured through his 166-page Budget. The overwhelming conclusion, I’m disappointed to report, is that he missed a golden opportunity to reset the government’s fractured relationship with the countryside.
Me for @Daily_Express ⬇️ express.co.uk/news/politics/…
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
Andy Burnham pledged to revisit the hated Family Farm Tax. He has failed to do so. This tax continues to tarnish the government’s rural record.
We will continue to vocally oppose this tax and call for its abolition.
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
A colossal error not to reverse the disgraceful family farm tax. It belongs in the dustbin of history. We fight on.
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
Well done everybody involved 👏
An open letter from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service to the local farming and rural communities, for their support during this summer's wildfires:
orlo.uk/aU5y2
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
Good to see the amazing efforts of rural people recognised during the recent wildfires. An important reminder. Their assistance is vital to emergency services. Well done everybody involved.
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
New analysis from the Countryside Alliance shows that rural people pay almost £500 more a year on petrol than people living in towns and cities.
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
Gherkins are great but pubs need help in tomorrow’s Budget too.
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
The Budget is an opportunity for the government to repair its relationship with the countryside. Here’s what John Healey can do ⬇️
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
In the countryside, driving is a necessity.
Rural residents and businesses cannot always rely on public transport. Rising fuel costs hit household budgets, jobs and local businesses.
This Budget, it’s time for a rural reset. Write to the Prime Minister asking for a rural reset - ruralreset.org
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
📺 WATCH: will John Healey and Andy Burnham use #Budget2026 to reset the government’s fractured relationship with the countryside? ⬇️
I joined Duncan Barkes on TalkTVUK to discuss the challenges facing rural communities, the proposed bans on trail hunting and game shooting and Labour’s approach to rural issues.
youtu.be/hVus3OBP7EU?is=pOod…
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
In which I dissect Defra’s plans to license game shooting which, in a crowded field, would rank as amongst the most stupid and politically damaging rural policies of recent times @CAupdates
Licensing gamebird shooting means banning it first, writes the Countryside Alliance’s Tim Bonner, and a licence that can be pulled without warning would stop anyone investing in a shoot. shootinguk.co.uk/legislation…
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
Is the government doing enough to support rural businesses?
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
Today's Express. The government must rule out this ridiculous proposal that would harm rural people.
Rachel Evans - Countryside Alliance Wales retweeted
The family farm tax was a catastrophic mistake. It should be consigned to history in this week’s Budget. Doing so would be the first step in the government repairing its relationship with rural Britain.
#backbritishfarmers #budget2026
The Welsh Government has announced a consultation on their policy proposal to underground all new electrical cabling up to 132kV and to do away with any idea of steel lattice pylons. More to come when we have digested it but great news for campaigners who get a chance to be heard