Poll: 84 per cent support maintaining countryside investment

Michael Holder
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YouGov poll for Country Land and Business Association (CLA) finds strong support for continued investment in preserving and managing countryside

The jockeying for position in the debate over the future of agricultural subsidies is set to continue today with the publication of a new poll commissioned by farmer and landowner body the CLA The YouGov...

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