British Countryside and Farming Suffering at the Whims of Our Politicians: Richard Negus

Conservationist, author, and hedge layer Richard Negus talks to NTD’s Lee Hall about the growing gulf between politicians and British farming. Negus says policy choices such as rewilding or a ban on burning moorland vegetation will have a negative impact on the countryside, and that rural people are not listened to by government scientists.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:52 On the lost of British farms and our food security
00:03:04 The impact of Net Zero on our countryside
00:05:33 The relationship between government and rural folk
00:09:58 Do people understand where their food comes from?
00:14:25 The reality of country life
00:16:32 Explaining the challenges of the countryside
00:19:36 On conservation and hedge-laying
00:24:52 On managed muirburn and the Westminister disconnect
00:28:52 The consequences of rewilding
00:36:15 A brief history of hedgerows
00:40:42 The importance of hedgerows

More from Richard Negus:
https://www.richardnegus.co.uk/
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