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William Cash
William Cash is Editor-in-Chief of Spear's WMS and has twice won Editor of the Year at the PPA Awards (2007 and 2008).
Rural betrayal pushes Tory voters away
This is the first outbreak of a new wave of very English local revolutions - call it the English Spring come to the May council elections
Renewables and unrenewables
A need for green energy does not justify destroying irreplaceable British history.
Upton Cressett wins Hudson's Heritage Award
The entire 48 hours prior to Norman's visit was straight out of Fawlty Towers
Preserving our heritage assets from the NPPF
One in three people say heritage tourism is the reason they come to the UK
Summoned by Bells (and Biscuits)
Plans to use rural churches for Citizens' Advice Bureaux miss their timeless point
Who owns the landscape?
How do we balance the Arcadia of the English countryside with more housing, better transport and climate control?
Cash on Class on Radio 4
Spear's editor-in-chief William Cash will be appearing a new two-part series on Radio 4 about class at 9am on 8 September 2011
Protect Rural Life
Local regional economic growth and a distinctive character of rural life go together, and cannot be severed
Why No Wi-Fi?
To get my vote Virgin need to find a way to make mobile phones work properly on their trains, and give free Wi-Fi to all passengers
The Fast and the Furious
I am having to re-think my support and earlier views for the 49 minute controversial high-speed train link from London to Birmingham, known as HS2
Unbillable Hours
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