Prime minister Theresa May said "we are not faced with a zero-sum choice between building the homes people need and protecting the open spaces we treasure". SHAUN SPIERS argues that too few homes have been built and too much countryside lost - and the government's proposed policy changes are unlikely to make a difference
Britain's countryside must be protected from a host of threats, says Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate and President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England. Lose our countryside and we all lose a piece of our soul.
Green leader Caroline Lucas will today use a Campaign to Protect Rural England lecture to call for urgent action to resolve conflicting land use issues
