The Yorkshire Post says: A county’s calling – Bishop of Ripon champions farmers and rural issues
She also appreciates, following her move to the Dales last year, the extent to which issues pertaining to farming, and rural affairs, are overlooked by London-centric politicians.
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Hide AdAnd while her desire to “bring the Palace of Westminster north to the countryside”, so debates can take place “in the midst of the lives of those who struggle to find a voice or a sense of being valued”, will fall on deaf ears because it would take too many MPs out of their comfort zone, her observation that Britain needs “a more comprehensive rural strategy” is prescient and should be taken up.