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As I say, it is perhaps a bit premature for us to give an assessment. If the committee so wishes, it may be for the director general herself to give a view on the group’s effectiveness and how it is fulfilling its role.
—Official Report, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, 2 May 2023; c 13. Ralph Roberts from NHS Borders said: “There is no doubt that what I hear most from staff is their frustration about not being able to do the job that they came to do”.
Much of what we do in nature conservation is based on the voluntary principles of collaboration and partnership. Those may be very good principles to hang on to as we think about restoration.
However, in saying that, I know that the scheme’s withdrawal will impact a lot of businesses because that is investment that they may not be able to undertake otherwise.
For me, the dominant theme is the scale and complexity of the issues around climate change and biodiversity. Neil Langhorn may want to add to that. Have you found it easy to get other agencies to see your organisation as part of the solution?