At #ConservativePartyconference watching speech by the Environment Secretary @ranil
Focus is on “e, f, g” - environment, food and growth.
“DEFRA is not a regulatory department, it is an economic growth department”
Focus is on “e, f, g” - environment, food and growth.
“DEFRA is not a regulatory department, it is an economic growth department”
I think he’s attempting to imitate Liz Truss’s 2014 “pork markets” speech here…
Commits to environmental agricultural schemes, but with a focus on “bulldozing” regulation
And in the next breath mentions that our beaches should be sewage free…
And in the next breath mentions that our beaches should be sewage free…
Turns to nature’s decline: “Biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history”
“We rely on nature” and “nearly half of GDP is reliant on nature.”
“I am committed to halting the decline.”
“We rely on nature” and “nearly half of GDP is reliant on nature.”
“I am committed to halting the decline.”
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