Opinion: A crisis meeting cannot counteract the public's lack of respect for the countryside

Farmers know it will take much more than a ban on disposable barbecues to stop the wildfires

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
Opinion: A crisis meeting cannot counteract the public's lack of respect for the countryside

This week Prime Minister Andy Burnham called a COBR meeting to discuss the heatwave, drought and wildfires. The ‘crisis meeting' which involves discussions with Cabinet Ministers and members of government...

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