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'Sunak pursuing this ridiculous culture war is really going to help Labour.'

Labour MP Ben Bradshaw and Conservative MP Caroline Nokes discuss the impact culture wars may have on the upcoming election.

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More millionaires and fewer billionaires.

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If you thought Beatrix Potter was ‘just’ a children’s author then a visit to National Trust Hill Top Lake District will open your eyes to a sophisticated woman with her own mind, forensic observational & artistic skills & vision and networks to prompt a conservation movement.

In my experience EDI initiatives always lead to better recruitment, better filling of vacancies and more effective and successful workforces.

Clear and convincing from John Alty, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Trade, on diversity in the civil service.

Tells you all you need to know about the Times editorial page that they didn't publish it.

Who sits in Conservatives meetings and comes up with the tripe they lead on for campaigns? All this garbage about what is taught in schools. Alarming to parents, disrespectful of teachers and zero evidence. Bash universities, the National Trust, public servants. All nonsense.

Another unelected peer Lord John Woodcroft talking nonsense tonight on The News Agents .There should be no place for criminalising peaceful protests. If protestors threaten life or property, destroy factories or attempt to damage artworks these are criminal already. That’s clear.

Light is a wonderful, in the hands of a great landscape photographer — which you can read, Richard, as either “a great photographer of landscapes” or, if you prefer modesty, “a photographer of great landscapes.” Credit where credit is due.

Brilliant new initiative.

Good to see Scattering Plenty on display in some great independent bookshops. Available for sale at great bookshops and here bit.ly/42ielg5

Hanging at our gallery for a month from Thursday - open to all. Check website for viewing times. Best formal life portrait of a sovereign for a very long while in my view.

Thomas Gray in his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard in 1750 said “To scatter plenty o’er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation’s eyes”. Read of the 50 people who made the modern countryside in Scattering Plenty. Out now! Order it here bit.ly/42ielg5

Who is this mad person being interviewed on Times Radio by Matt Chorley about sex education in schools. Is she one of yours Conservatives ?

Get your #RainbowLanyard and piss off Esther McVey amzn.eu/d/0OsZaPy

Good decision. There is sometimes a good case to convert barns to dwellings, but often farm buildings are remote, allied to busy farm buildings or of high landscape or heritage value. It takes sensible decisions with planning officers and planning committees to decide.

The National Landscapes conference is coming to Shropshire 3-5 July 2024, with keynotes, field trips and panels designed to disrupt and inspire! Book your spot at 'Changing Landscapes: Changing Minds' here: national-landscapes-conference.org.uk

So according to Rishi Sunak right wing newspapers,TV channels & politicians can spew hatred of diversity initiatives, immigration, National Trust & universities but peaceful environmental & peace protestors threaten our nation. Desperate stuff from leader of a party going under.

An enchanting tour of Tuscan hills & valleys in Spring. The astonishing variety of bird life, warblers & nightingales in every bush, the geological formation that frames the enigmatic Mona Lisa & wildlife secrets of traditional Italian olive groves. My The Times and The Sunday Times Nature Notebook.