The government's relentless push for development is destroying rural England | Ros Coward

Local action alone can’t fix the Tories’ broken planning system. We need a national fightbackIt would be easy to imagine the English countryside is a lovely place. Everyone has been talking about discovering the wonder of nature during lockdown and there are constant reports of droves moving out of towns and cities for more pastoral locations.In many ways, however, the opposite is true. Look around and you’ll find local actions groups protesting, petitioning and even praying to