A National Trust boss has hit out at the Government’s latest plans that are going ‘in the opposite direction’ to supporting the environment.
The organisation believes that the recent Investment Zones announcement made by new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday could lead to harm for green spaces.
The director general of the National Trust, Hilary McGrady, believes that Environmental protections are dismissed as 'burdens' by the new government, ‘whilst investment and growth are pitted against nature and climate action’.
Investment Zones aim to drive growth and unlock housing, with sites benefiting from tax incentives, planning liberalisation, and wider support for the local economy. “The National Trust has a long history of standing up for nature and our countryside, from our founders' campaigns to protect the Lake District to Operation Neptune in the 1960s,” Ms McGrady said in a statement. READ MORE: The Greater Manchester estate where 'criminals are more visible than the police' “We've shaped and advocated for greater protections for nature and heritage throughout our long history, safeguarding the landscapes that make this country so special.
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