Countryside Alliance

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[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

An unprecedented range of government policies over the past two years have left rural people feeling under attack.

If political leaders want to speak for all parts of the country, they have to hear the countryside too.

Now is the time for a rural reset: https://t.co/PtkrFtloJ6

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Should the government scrap the Family Farm Tax?

[Tim Bonner 🇺🇦 @CA_TimB]

“We like our roast chicken and our bacon sandwiches and are not going to give them up at the whim of tech bros and celebrities”.

Me on the latest vegan anti-farming campaign.

https://t.co/bU0cw61TDL

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Pubs aren’t the only rural businesses that need support.

The 20% business rates reduction for pubs is welcome. But rural restaurants and hotels face many of the same pressures and are vital to local jobs and tourism.

This Budget, it’s time for a rural reset. Write to the Prime Minister asking for a rural reset - https://t.co/as3eOzwupO

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

376 Labour MPs have heard directly from their constituents. That is over 60% of every MP we reached.

The government cannot say it has not been told.

It is time for a rural reset: https://t.co/PtkrFtloJ6

#RuralReset #CampaignForTheCountryside

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Should rural people have to pay more for their heating?

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Rural businesses need room to employ.

Employers’ National Insurance adds pressure to businesses that rely on people to deliver their services. The government should cut the 15% rate or restore the previous £9,100 Secondary Threshold.

Back rural employers and protect jobs.

This Budget, it’s time for a rural reset. Write to the Prime Minister asking for a rural reset - https://t.co/as3eOzwupO

[Mo Metcalf-Fisher @mometfisher]

We must protect rural communities. For the past two years, the rural way of life has been under attack.

The countryside is ready for a reset. This Budget will reveal whether the government is ready too.

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Strong message in today's Express, backing up what we have long said. It's time to scrap the Family Farm Tax, and legislate for rural people, not against them.

[Mo Metcalf-Fisher @mometfisher]

The countryside is ready for a reset. This Budget will reveal whether the government is ready too

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Six hours. That’s how long the SFI budget lasted.

The 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive budget was exhausted just six hours after opening. Farmers need reliable support they can plan around, not a scheme that shuts the door almost as soon as it opens.

This Budget, it’s time for a rural reset. Write to the Prime Minister asking for a rural reset - https://t.co/K8PViwti9Z

[Mo Metcalf-Fisher @mometfisher]

Scrap the awful family farm tax. Ditch harmful policies impacting the countryside. Rural reset now!

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Family farms are a legacy, not just an asset.

Raising the inheritance tax relief threshold was welcome, but concerns still remain for farms. Farms can be asset-rich but cash-poor, putting the future of family businesses at risk.

Protecting family farms means protecting our domestic food production and the UK’s long-term food security. This Budget, it’s time for a rural reset. Write to the Prime Minister asking for a rural reset ➡️ https://t.co/as3eOzwupO

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Scrapping the Family Farm Tax is just one step we are asking the government to take this Budget. It's time for a rural reset.

[Mo Metcalf-Fisher @mometfisher]

The family farm tax continues to put too many farmers through unnecessary stress and anxiety. Scrapping it in its entirety would be the right thing to do. It will signal that this government wants to begin repairing the relationship between Westminster and rural people. The countryside is ready for a rural reset. The Budget will tell us whether the government is ready too.
https://t.co/wdQf4Ac6w5

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Trail hunting is an important part of rural Britain and the communities that sustain it.

For too long, rural communities have felt overlooked by policymakers. At the launch of our Campaign for the Countryside, we asked people why it's so important that the countryside has a voice in decisions that affect it.

#RuralReset #CampaignForTheCountryside #TrailHunting

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

Join the Countryside Alliance and this October you can create your free will online in minutes, have it checked by our trusted partner @Farewill, then sign it to make it legally valid. You can update it whenever you need to, and if you already have a will, you can choose to leave a gift to support our work.

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Leaving us a legacy enables us to respond to current threats to trial hunting, firearms licensing changes, environmental management, farm, food and rural communities.

It also matters for the future, helping us to plan ahead and provide lasting stability. Focusing on future impact as well as immediate challenges.

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[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

The Countryside Alliance has written to the Chancellor urging him to repair relations with the countryside.

[Mo Metcalf-Fisher @mometfisher]

The countryside is ready for a rural reset. The Budget will tell us whether the government is ready too. Unlock the countryside’s potential.

🔴Revisit the hated family farm tax

🔴Review SFI

🔴Alleviate pressure on rural businesses

🔴Extend 20% business rate bill cuts to rural restaurants and hotels

🔴Reduce VAT for hospitality sector

🔴No holiday lets tax

🔴Maintain fuel duty

🔴Reduce VAT on domestic heating oil

🔴Reform horseracing betting levy

🔴Reconsider decision to reclassify double cab pickup trucks- the country’s favourite work horse

[Mo Metcalf-Fisher @mometfisher]

Another blow to the countryside if the Chancellor goes down this road. Thousands of jobs risked. Politically problematic too. Racing is Britain’s second biggest spectator sport.

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

How well do urban and rural Britain really understand each other? Join the conversation at @acadofideas Battle of Ideas, where the Countryside Alliance will be represented in the debate on Sunday: Hedgerows vs Highways: The Urban-Rural Divide.

Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, Church House, Westminster.

Big questions. Diverse viewpoints. Thought-provoking discussions. Come along to the Battle of Ideas Festival and explore ideas that matter to the countryside and beyond.

Countryside Alliance supporters get 20% off tickets! Use code COUNTRY2026 at checkout

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