Trust is a finite resource

James Murray
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Trust is a finite resource

The government will try and argue its bonfire of regulations will not weaken environmental protections, just as it is trying to convince people it is serious about onshore wind development - but such gaslighting will be met with a weary scepticism

Responding to the news late on Wednesday that the government was to shelve the controversial sunset clause contained in its Retained EU Law Bill, chief executive of the Wildlife Trusts Craig Bennett branded...

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