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From the editor: Post-lockdown offers chance for rural Britain to shine

Lockdown and the glorious sunshine have sometimes made for uncomfortable bedfellows.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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From the editor: Post-lockdown offers chance for rural Britain to shine

Lockdown and the glorious sunshine have sometimes made for uncomfortable bedfellows. And, as Dominic Cummings' sojourn to County Durham hit the headlines, so scores of people in England flocked to the...

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