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Do we have to choose between conserving nature and growing the economy?
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been complaining about the £100m being spent on a tunnel to stop bats being squished by trains on the HS2 railway line. A debate about whether looking after the environment is getting in the way of developing Britain's infrastructure has ensued.
Is nature conservation getting in the way of economic growth - and can there only be one winner?
Presenter: Adam Fleming
By BBC Radio 42.7
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Do we have to choose between conserving nature and growing the economy?
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been complaining about the £100m being spent on a tunnel to stop bats being squished by trains on the HS2 railway line. A debate about whether looking after the environment is getting in the way of developing Britain's infrastructure has ensued.
Is nature conservation getting in the way of economic growth - and can there only be one winner?
Presenter: Adam Fleming

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