▁responsibility ▁to ▁all ▁living ▁things . ▁ ▁County ▁Coun c ill or ▁Of ▁the ▁three ▁people ▁who ▁later ▁founded ▁the ▁National ▁Trust , ▁Ra wn s ley ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁who ▁associated ▁himself ▁even ▁lo os ely ▁with ▁a ▁party ▁political ▁movement . ▁Robert ▁Hunter , ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁servant , ▁was ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁and ▁Oct avia ▁Hill ▁was ▁w ary ▁of ▁govern ments ▁and ▁parties ▁in ▁general . ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁main ▁British ▁parties ▁at ▁the ▁time : ▁the ▁Conserv atives , ▁seen ▁as ▁def ending ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁land ed ▁arist ocracy , ▁and ▁the ▁Liber als , ▁generally ▁more ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁ideas ▁about ▁environmental ▁protection ▁and ▁public ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁When ▁English ▁local ▁government ▁was ▁re organ ised ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁Ra wn s ley ▁stood ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁Liberal ▁for ▁the ▁newly - formed ▁C umber land ▁County ▁Council ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁member ▁for ▁K es wick . ▁ ▁Ra wn s ley ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁council ' s ▁High ways ▁Committee . ▁He ▁stood ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁roads ▁over ▁la kel and ▁passes , ▁secured ▁controls ▁over ▁min ing ▁poll ution , ▁and ▁promoted ▁ade qu ate ▁sign post ing ▁of ▁foot paths . ▁As ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁he ▁was ▁contin ually ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁the ▁bre wing ▁industry . ▁He ▁h ated ▁d run