Poll: Brits of 'all political stripes' are nature-lovers

Stuart Stone
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Nature is the second biggest source of pride for Brits after the NHS, but just 15 per cent of the public think the government is doing a good job in protecting the natural world

Voters of "all political stripes" are nature-lovers, but a majority of the public think the government cares less about nature than they do. That is according to new polling released today by the National...

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