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Following Rachel Reeves’s 2025 Budget, CLA President Gavin Lane explains why it leaves rural Britain paying the price
Published on 27 Nov 2025
- Authors
- Gavin Lane
- Campaigns
- Inheritance tax campaign,Succession planning & inheritance tax,Rural Powerhouse
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- Following Rachel Reeves’s 2025 Budget, CLA President Gavin Lane explains why it leaves rural Britain paying the price
- Title
- "The Chancellor has listened, but only just enough to claim she's listening"
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CLA criticises Defra's new restrictions, coming into force on 30 September
Published on 9 Sep 2025
- Authors
- Mike Sims
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- CLA criticises Defra's new restrictions, coming into force on 30 September
- Title
- 'Extreme disappointment' as burning banned on England’s deep peat
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CLA Cymru officially launched its 2026 Senedd election manifesto, THIS IS RURAL: Rooted in Place, Powered by People, at the Royal Welsh Show, engaging directly with senior political figures from both the Senedd and Westminster.
Published on 25 Jul 2025
- Regions
- Wales
- Search keywords
- wales, senedd, manifesto
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- CLA Cymru officially launched its 2026 Senedd election manifesto, THIS IS RURAL at the Royal Welsh Show, engaging directly with senior political figures from both the Senedd and Westminster.
- Title
- 'This is Rural' - Launch of CLA Cymru Manifesto at Royal Welsh Show
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Rural areas are crying out for a simpler, faster planning system, says CLA President
Published on 13 Nov 2025
- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Strapline
- Rural areas are crying out for a simpler, faster planning system, says CLA President
- Title
- 'Wasted opportunity': Housing secretary admits National Development Management Policies won’t be statutory
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CLA's Susan Twining discusses life in the House of Lords, and the fight to win support for the farming community, with Minette Batters
Published on 5 Feb 2026
- Authors
- Jonathan Roberts
- Strapline
- CLA's Susan Twining discusses life in the House of Lords, and the fight to win support for the farming community, with Minette Batters
- Title
- 15 Minutes With...Baroness Minette Batters
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Farmer's Weekly Deputy Editor joins CLA podcast Published on 23 Jan 2026
15 minutes with...Abi Kay
Podcast- Authors
- Jonathan Roberts
- Strapline
- Farmer's Weekly Deputy Editor joins CLA podcast
- Title
- 15 minutes with...Abi Kay
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CLA officers discuss the reputation of modern landowners in new podcast
Published on 15 Jan 2026
- Authors
- Jonathan Roberts
- Search keywords
- podcast 15 minutes
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- CLA officers discuss the reputation of modern landowners in new podcast
- Title
- 15 minutes with...Joe Evans and Eliza Ecclestone
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CLA members ‘Life for a Life’, a memorial tree planting charity, recently celebrated their 25-year anniversary. Henk Geertsema finds out more about their achievements to date and their future plans.
Published on 9 May 2025
- Authors
- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
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- CLA members ‘Life for a Life’, a memorial tree planting charity, recently celebrated their 25-year anniversary. Henk Geertsema finds out more about their achievements to date and their future plans.
- Title
- 25 Years of Remembrance Planting with Life for a Life
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In the latest polling of CLA members, more than 60% have considered selling their farm and leaving the industry Published on 26 Aug 2025
80% of farmers worry for business survival, as government presses ahead with family farm tax
News story- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Campaigns
- Inheritance tax campaign,Succession planning & inheritance tax
- Strapline
- In the latest polling of CLA members, more than 60% have considered selling their farm and leaving the industry
- Title
- 80% of farmers worry for business survival, as government presses ahead with family farm tax
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Jonathan Roberts reflects on the fight against IHT reform, its success to date, and its next steps
Published on 8 Jan 2026
- Authors
- Jonathan Roberts
- Campaigns
- Inheritance tax campaign
- Strapline
- Jonathan Roberts reflects on the fight against IHT reform, its success to date, and its next steps
- Title
- A Battle Won, But the War Continues
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Find out about a landlord’s cooperative working approach with its tenants which is not only delivering for farming and the environment, but also supporting new entrants and established farmers Published on 14 May 2025
A collaborative landlord and tenant relationship
Feature article- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Regions
- The South East
- Strapline
- Find out about a landlord’s cooperative working approach with its tenants which is not only delivering for farming and the environment, but also supporting new entrants and established farmers
- Title
- A collaborative landlord and tenant relationship
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The CLA speaks to Essex Police to hear how they are tackling rural crime Published on 16 Jul 2025
A focus on rural policing
Article- Authors
- Lee Murphy
- Regions
- The East
- Strapline
- The CLA speaks to Essex Police to hear how they are tackling rural crime
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- A focus on rural policing