Hardwicke Rawnsley he wrote to "The Times" protesting against Britain's high tax on the importation of French wine, which he saw as unfair and as contributing to rural poverty in France. To protect the countryside from damaging development, Rawnsley, building on an idea propounded by Ruskin, conceived of a National Trust that could buy and preserve places of natural beauty and historic interest for the nation. The Trust became a reality in 1895; its co-founders were Rawnsley, Octavia Hill and Sir Robert Hunter. Until his death, Rawnsley worked as Honorary Secretary to the Trust. He was responsible for the campaign to raise
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty weren’t alone in having concerns about the death penalty. As word spread outside of Montana, there was interest in forming a national group. In August 2013, Ron Paul endorsed the group’s efforts, and in October 2013, CCATDP formed a strategic partnership with Young Americans for Liberty . Additionally, in October 2014, CCATDP partnered with the Liberty Coalition. Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty (CCATDP) is a national network of conservative Republicans and Libertarians calling for a re-examination of the American system of capital punishment. CCATDP engages in advocacy, education, and outreach to conservative, Republican,