Following Adam Henson’s excellent article on British wool (November issue), I would like to mention that British wool is used in the compost I purchase from Cumbria. It is brilliant for tomatoes, grow

Although momentum came and went during 2025, agents around the UK report that exceptional country houses continued to sell, proving that quality and sensible pricing still cut through uncertainty

When the new year is welcomed in, we hope for good fortune in the months that lie ahead. But 25 years ago, right across the British countryside, good fortune was nowhere to be seen. Instead, 2001 was

“The failure of economists to forecast recessions is virtually unblemished,” notes Prakash Loungani, assistant director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This includes the economists at the IM

Livestock and poultry farming generates huge quantities of greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change. However, new research shows that companies operating UK ‘megafarms’ are routinely failing

Whingeing about the appalling state of things has become the national pastime. And for good reason. A lot has gone wrong in living memory. Nothing works well – if it works at all. You pull a lever and