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Chris Brayford

Chris Brayford

News and Business Reporter

Articles by Chris Brayford

Welsh Election 2026 - Samuel Kurtz: "We believe farming needs a friend and farmers in Wales will always have that friend in us"

Politics

Welsh Election 2026 - Samuel Kurtz: "We believe farming needs a friend and farmers in Wales will always have that friend in us"

Ceredigion Penfro candidate Samuel Kurtz writes on how the Welsh Conservatives will back farmers in the Senedd and why he believes the farming sector is worth fighting for

clock 15 April 2026 • 4 min read
Rural churches a 'hotspot' for targeted and thoughtless criminality

Rural crime

Rural churches a 'hotspot' for targeted and thoughtless criminality

Nearly 4,000 crimes were recorded at churches across the UK in 2025, amounting to more than 10 a day

clock 15 April 2026 • 6 min read
Iran war: Middle East conflict adds additional £25k fuel bill for UK farmers

Politics

Iran war: Middle East conflict adds additional £25k fuel bill for UK farmers

Key farm inputs such as fertiliser and red diesel have skyrocketed since Israel and the US struck missiles at Iran which, in turn, has led to increased pressure being placed on UK farmers

clock 14 April 2026 • 3 min read
UK lurching into a food security 'nightmare', report finds

Politics

UK lurching into a food security 'nightmare', report finds

Is it time for the Government to realise that war in the Middle East, Inheritance Tax changes, and cheap food imports are undermining British farmers and the UK's food security?

clock 13 April 2026 • 3 min read
UK farmers considering plans for a nationwide fuel and fertiliser protest

Politics

UK farmers considering plans for a nationwide fuel and fertiliser protest

Can Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves learn an invaluable lesson from the fuel strike in 2000 to support farmers and hauliers before it is too late?

clock 13 April 2026 • 6 min read
EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: 'Gov could have used a consultation to pause for thought about its moral responsibility towards the elderly and terminally ill'

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: 'Gov could have used a consultation to pause for thought about its moral responsibility towards the elderly and terminally ill'

George Dunn, TFA chief executive, reflects on last months' family farm tax Judicial Review and says the Government, whether legally obliged or not, would have been better consulting with the industry before making changes to IHT

clock 13 April 2026 • 4 min read
"I was in a situation of do or die" - Why domestic abuse in rural communities is often overlooked and unreported

Rural crime

"I was in a situation of do or die" - Why domestic abuse in rural communities is often overlooked and unreported

Campaigners and survivors said domestic abuse in rural areas is ruining the lives of men, women, children and families

clock 13 April 2026 • 7 min read
"You cannot eat solar" - Greater Lincolnshire Mayor plots Judicial Review bid to stop Gov's approval of UK's largest solar farm

Politics

"You cannot eat solar" - Greater Lincolnshire Mayor plots Judicial Review bid to stop Gov's approval of UK's largest solar farm

The Government's approval of the UK's largest solar farm in Lincolnshire has kicked up a storm on issues surrounding food security, 'Green' Ed's energy independence ambition, and the potential of a Judicial Review in the High Court

clock 12 April 2026 • 5 min read
IHT story is far from over, but campaign must continue in a different way

Politics

IHT story is far from over, but campaign must continue in a different way

What are the next steps farmers can take to stop the family farm tax at a time when some have argued that the fight to raise thresholds is 'dead' under the current Labour Government?

clock 12 April 2026 • 6 min read
Labour should abolish one of the world's 'harshest' IHT policies, report reveals

Politics

Labour should abolish one of the world's 'harshest' IHT policies, report reveals

The Institute of Economic Affairs has called on the Government to end Inheritance Tax

clock 11 April 2026 • 4 min read
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