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2 months ago | 
conservativehome.com | Sam Hall
Sam Hall is Director of the Conservative Environmental Network and a former policy advisor to Michael Gove at DefraAfter weeks of briefings, Rachel Reeves has finally unveiled how this government will achieve the faster economic growth the UK badly needs. Her pro-market, conservative-tinted rhetoric has certainly thrown a cat amongst the environmental pigeons. But growth and the environment can – and must – go hand in hand.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
cityam.com | Sam Hall
Friday 17 January 2025 1:14 pm Writing off net zero? Kemi Badenoch mustn’t fall into Reform’s trap Kemi Badenoch is right to question the path to net zero, but pandering to Reform by writing it off would be a mistake for the party, writes CEN director Sam HallShe’s right that setting climate targets without policies to meet them is simply virtue signalling.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
msn.com | Sam Hall
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
conservativehome.com | Sam Hall
Sam Hall is Director of the Conservative Environmental Network and a former policy advisor to Michael Gove at DefraWith a new leader, the Conservatives can really get to work on their strategy for winning the next election. Honing strong messages and policies on climate change will be key to rebuilding the party’s electoral credibility. There is a clear political opportunity to attack Labour’s statist net zero policies. But the party must not just oppose or embrace anti-climate rhetoric.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
politics.co.uk | Sam Hall
There is something deeply conservative about family farming. Farmers passing on their land and their knowledge to their children, just as their parents had done for them, is the embodiment of long-term thinking. This thinking of and acting with the future in mind is ultimately what makes farmers the natural stewards of Britain’s green and pleasant land.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
irishexaminer.com | David Lynch |Ellie Iorizzo |William Warnes |Sam Hall
Donald Trump has declared he has won a “magnificent victory for the American people” as he looks on track to return to the White House as 47th President of the United States. Mr Trump has told his supporters that “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate”, after he was projected to win a number of crucial swing states ahead of Democrat candidate Kamala Harris.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
cityam.com | Sam Hall
Monday 28 October 2024 5:44 am | Updated: Friday 25 October 2024 11:37 am If money’s tight, why waste it on futile GB Energy? The fiscal pain of this Budget will be worse because of needless GB energy, writes Conservative Environment Network director Sam HallThis is going to be a painful Budget.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Paige Ingram |Sam Hall
NewsThe UK Government will ban the sale of single-use vapes from June 1, 2025, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) confirmed on WednesdayNew legislation to ban the sale of single-use vapes from June 1, 2025 has been laid out in Parliament (Image: William Lailey SWNS)Get the latest Birmingham Live breaking news on WhatsAppOur community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
irishnews.com | Sam Hall
A murder investigation has been launched by police after a man was shot dead in east London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at around 4.35am on Sunday to reports of a man injured in Linton Road, Barking. A man, believed to be aged in his 30s, was found suffering a gunshot injury by officers and the London Ambulance Service. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and police said next of kin have been informed.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
irishnews.com | Sam Hall
A man has admitted throwing bricks at police during disturbances outside a hotel in Manchester which was being used to house asylum seekers. Paul Smith, 21, of Keynsham Road, Manchester, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning. Prosecutor Robin Lynch said Smith was seen throwing “what appeared to be a glass beer bottle” during the disorder outside the Holiday Inn hotel on July 31.
