Future Countryside is opening now with warm welcomes to all delegates from co-Chairs Julian Glover and @nickherbertcbe. Lord Herbert is challenging the rural sector, while enjoying the conversations of the day, to look for the things that we can do together.
Nick Herbert
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- Nick Herbert reposted🔥“The job of government is surely to improve people’s lives, not to behave like new puritans telling everyone what they can and cannot do”… @nickherbertcbe delivered a powerful speech in the House of Lords focusing on the government’s ongoing assault on rural communities ⬇️
00:00 - Immense damage to horse racing has already been done by affordability checks. There has been no proper evaluation of the pilots and it appears that they will be green-lighted by @GamRegGB with no Parliamentary debate or scrutiny. The checks are directly contrary to the
00:00 - The job of government is to improve people’s lives, not to behave like new puritans telling everyone what they can and cannot do — my speech in the @UKHouseofLords on the assault on rural communities
00:00 - Listen to/watch my interview ahead of our @GlobalTBCaucus Anglophone Africa Health and Finance Committee Chair Meeting in Cape Town this week (starts at 49:07) #EndTB[ON AIR] @peterndoro speaks to @nickherbertcbe, @UKParliament MP and Co-Founder of the Global TB Caucus, about the high-level health meeting taking place in Cape Town from 13–15 May. Senior parliamentarians, ministers and global health leaders are gathering to tackle urgent
- This @RacingPost report highlights concerns raised by @didoharding, me and others in the @UKHouseofLords last week — once again we see the risk of an unintended but detrimental impact on racing (and other sporting activities) as a result of well-meaning regulation, asNew legislation covering healthcare provision at sporting events could threaten British racing's ability to maintain doctor-led care, the government has been warned racingpost.com/news/britain/g…
- Well well ….A notable intervention from @jranoyes who previously advocated for the introduction of affordability checks but now supports the BHA's calls to pause the implementation of this policy given changes in market conditions and concerns around the impact that the policy will have on
- Nick Herbert repostedWe are delighted that FC26 will be held @RabyCastle. "Holding the event at Raby Castle symbolises both tradition and renewal, and we are proud to be convening voices from every part of the rural sector in such a historic setting.” - @nickherbertcbe, Chair of Future Countryside.
- I’m pleased to have signed this @BHAHorseracing letter to the @DCMS Secretary. Affordability checks are a blunt tool to tackle problem gambling and racing is the wrong target — all they’ve done is to drive legitimate punters onto the black market and cause serious damage to theBritish racing has today sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for @DCMS, Lisa Nandy MP, calling on her to pause the introduction of affordability checks on having a flutter. #BackBritishRacing #SaveOurBets
- Nick Herbert repostedShove this up your anti-horseracing opinions. Sadly I'm not there but @alexmoland Armaloft is and sent this from @NewtonAbbotRace this afternoon. Brilliant to see.
- Nick Herbert repostedFuture Countryside 2026 will focus on the question: “How can we win support for a growing and recovering countryside?” We invite you to find out more on our LinkedIn ⬇️ linkedin.com/company/future…
- Nick Herbert repostedThe government consultation on a trail hunting ban is a divisive distraction from the real challenges facing rural Britain. Read the latest column from @CA_TimB here: countryside-alliance.org/features/tim-b… 📷 credit: Bernard Hand
- Nick Herbert repostedA message from our President, Baroness Ann Mallalieu: If you care about preserving trail hunting & a free, thriving rural way of life, now is the time to act. By signing the Countryside Alliance e-lobby, you can support the Future for Hunting campaign. 👉 countryside-alliance.org/trail-hunting-…
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