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Nick is Chairman of the Countryside Alliance, which campaigns for rural issues, such as farming, rural services, small businesses and country sports, aiming to "Give Rural Britain a voice".
Nick was Political Affairs Director of the British Field Sports Society in the 1990s, in which role he played a leading role in setting up the Countryside Movement, which became the Countryside Alliance.
On being appointed Chairman in October 2019, Nick said “The Countryside Alliance is one of the UK’s biggest campaigning groups, and its mission to stand up for the countryside and the rural way of life has never been more important. I am passionate about these issues, and I’m honoured to be taking up this role at such a critical time for the countryside. Having been involved in creating the movement some years ago it feels like I’m coming home.”
In 2023 Nick co-founded Future Countryside with Julian Glover, an initiative to bring together people and organisations united by a love of the countryside and a shared belief in the potential of rural Britain. The first Future Countryside event was held at Hatfield in June 2023 and the second was held at Syon Park in June 2024.
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In the House of Lords, Nick strongly criticises the Government’s new policy to restrict Agricultural Property relief for farms
Nick warns hunt supporters that while the King’s Speech did not include an anti-hunting bill, they are not out of the woods
As the general election approaches, Nick tells My Countryside magazine how he is fighting to preserve the essence of the countryside
In a Sunday Telegraph article Nick argues that Labour will never win the trust of rural voters for as long as it goes to war with their traditions
Writing in the Times Nick previews the inaugural Future Countryside Conference
In an article in The House magazine Nick argues that attempts to abolish trail hunting are unjustified and alienate voters in the countryside.
In the House of Lords Nick warns that a new Animal Sentience Committee risks becoming a Trojan horse to attack wildlife management, farming and rural communities.
In the House of Lords Nick questions why the Government is rejecting any amendment to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill.
The Animal Sentience Bill is in danger of becoming a Trojan Horse for an extreme agenda that the Government never intended and will come to regret.
In a speech on the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill in the House of Lords Nick argues that sentience has been recognised in 200 years of animal welfare legislation
Nick writes in ‘My Countryside’ magazine about about the political and legal threats to rural activities.
Writing in the Telegraph, Nick says that country people want to be able to get on with their lives and recreation without being pilloried by a pressure group, tormented by an official with a clipboard, or treated as criminals.
Nick makes his maiden speech in the House of Lords in the Second Reading debate on the Fire Safety Bill
The Countryside Alliance Chairman talks about where hunting lies in the political landscape and what can be done to secure its future.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph on Boxing Day as hunts celebrate their traditional meets, Nick sets out an agenda to promote country sports positively.
Nick’s interview in ‘’My Countryside’, the Countryside Alliance magazine, Winter 2019.
The MP and new Countryside Alliance chairman on defending a cherished way of life.
Arundel & South Downs MP Nick Herbert has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Countryside Alliance.