The cost of Labour's Family Farm Tax Wednesday, 20 November, 2024 Yesterday, 10,000 farmers took to the streets to protest the Labour Party’s proposed family farm tax, clearly expressing their concern that it threatens not only their livelihoods but also the nation’s food security. I joined the demonstration and gave interviews to BBC, Spectator, ITV, and TalkTV to emphasize the devastating impact this policy could have on family-run farms. Labour’s plan to... Local News
Update on Kithurst Car Park 20th November 2022 I am encouraged that WSCC has agreed to keep the car park open until the end of January 2023. This extra time is to allow several organisations who are... Local News
Building Agritech in the South West 12th November 2022 From 2015 to 2018 I was director of farming for a company called Multibox. Multibox was an insect farming company based in the South West, technology built at... Articles
Save Kithurst Hill Car park from closure 11th November 2022 I am concerned at the news that Kithurst Lane car park is set to close in December. The car park is a vital link to the Southdowns for residents of Storrington... Local News
Opinion: We cannot return to area based farming subsidies 4th November 2022 I started farming when I bought two pigs with my student loan eight years ago. Until recently, my wife and I farmed 155 acres of rented ground with 120 cattle... Opinions
Council holds meeting in Storrington 4th November 2022 It was great for Full Council to hold its meeting at Chanctonbury Leisure Centre in Spierbridge Road, Storrington, on October 19. The council switched from its... Local News
Speaking at Conservative Party Conference 18th October 2022 Earlier this month I had the opportunity to meet Ranil Jayawardena MP the new sectary of state for the Department of the Environment and Rural Affairs at... Local News
James Wright welcomes the Rock Review into tenant farming 13th October 2022 The Rock Review, commissioned by the Environment Secretary earlier this year, provides recommendations on how landlords, tenants, and government can work... Local News
James Wright welcomes the news that British lamb is shipped to America for first time in over two decades 8th October 2022 British lamb has now been exported to the USA for the first time in over 20 years. The United States Department for Agriculture (USDA) agreed to open the market... Articles
Bringing Community Solar to Horsham 5th October 2022 My ethos for delivering the council's Net Zero strategy has been to make sure we are delivering excellent public services, whilst reducing our impact on the... Local News
