Just arrived and first person i see is @Guy Smith
Can you remind him that there's still a lot of us with out our sfp yet , thanks.Just arrived and first person i see is @Guy Smith
Can you remind him that there's still a lot of us with out our sfp yet , thanks.
SoS announced 75% bridging payment for those not in receipt of payment by end of March
I understand the best thing to do in this situation is to contact a agricultural welfare charity and get them to mediate on your behalf as most get full payment in around 14 day's.SoS announced 75% bridging payment for those not in receipt of payment by end of March
Could you also point out to SoS that a number (tempted to say an awful lot) of the 2016 payments seem incorrect / false penalties - emails will be hitting RPA soon. Oh and while about it there are a few 2015 payments to tidy up as well!
Sorry she's already left for London
Hi Clive, hope the hairwashing and OSR went well. Just to pick up on your earlier tweet the development of NFU's post-Brexit agricultural policy is probably the most democratic process I've ever encountered, repeated consultations and member engagement. All opinions are valued but perhaps those of the under-40s most as they will have to live with it the longest.I'm washing my hair
Hi Clive, hope the hairwashing and OSR went well. Just to pick up on your earlier tweet the development of NFU's post-Brexit agricultural policy is probably the most democratic process I've ever encountered, repeated consultations and member engagement. All opinions are valued but perhaps those of the under-40s most as they will have to live with it the longest.
It is not an issue that can be decided with a single vote as it needs to be adapted as required - for example by the shape of final trade deals. There is still much to do but I hope you can a way of getting involved as I really admire the way you farm. I'll ask Guy Smith if there is a way for you to do so, I expect he may say it is strictly members only but I also value the views of past and future members as the whole farming community need to feel they own the policy and help sell it to MPs.
SoS announced 75% bridging payment for those not in receipt of payment by end of March
Hi Clive, hope the hairwashing and OSR went well. Just to pick up on your earlier tweet the development of NFU's post-Brexit agricultural policy is probably the most democratic process I've ever encountered, repeated consultations and member engagement. All opinions are valued but perhaps those of the under-40s most as they will have to live with it the longest.
It is not an issue that can be decided with a single vote as it needs to be adapted as required - for example by the shape of final trade deals. There is still much to do but I hope you can a way of getting involved as I really admire the way you farm. I'll ask Guy Smith if there is a way for you to do so, I expect he may say it is strictly members only but I also value the views of past and future members as the whole farming community need to feel they own the policy and help sell it to MPs.
Sorry but this is rubbish
Pre Brexit the NFU supported a remain vote without asking its members what their preference was. At the same time a poll on TFF indicated a 70ish % wish to leave iirc so who decided our industry wanted to back remain ?
How is that democtactic ?
Does the NFU even have a Brexit policy ?
When the NFU did ask for votes like whole life farm assurance they then decide to ignore the results if they don't say what they want - how is that democratic ?
The NFU supports and has campaigned for GMO in the uk. The single biggest decision that will effect every singke farmer FOR EVER. But have we ever been asked if that's what we want ? How is that democratic
There is NOTHING remotely democratic about an orhansation that doesn't allow its members vote to elect its leader in a open and fully transparent manner - election by secret vote by committee - how is that democratic ?
Until that changes there is little hope as mates vote for mates and I don't want to be part of any union that conducts its self in such a way
I asked Guy a couple of years ago if I could help and even offered any resource that TFF has to help the NFU but apparently unless I have nothing better to do than attend endless talking shop committee meetings full of people who my ideas are far to radical to even listen to there is nothing I can possibly offer the NFU - I think Guy is right, he doesn't want people like me causing problems, seems honesty and openness are an issue
I even met the NFU communication manager who could see nothing that a website visited by 180k people every month interested in agriculture could offer re communication ! He's worth his salary isn't he !!
Anyway, enough, I've said it all before. When it's ready to change I will do all I can but right now I'm not even a member as I used the only vote I do have (my membership) to indicate my support for how things currently are run
I felt the nfu did the right thing to support remain, but I was sincerely p1ssed off by the attitude of members when I went to a meeting the week after the referendum. There was a complete lack of respect for the electorate IMO.
One of the speakers had previously spoke at a meeting where we were told that beef would drop by 16%. I don't understand how we can respect a speaker's opinion if they got this so wrong.
Since then whenever brexit has been mentioned in meetings, I've felt that a downer has been put on the result, people don't seem to be relishing the opportunity.
I did question renewing my sub for the year, but decided to renew in the end, because I think the union has a big part to play in brexit negotiations.
In /out is not the point here
It's the lack of really representing or asking your sub paying members what they want and then acting upon that that is the issue
They think they know better than those that they represent and that s a VERY dangerous situation but not uncommon in politics
It was good to bump into you Sid, always good to put a name/avatar to a face.Just arrived and first person i see is @Guy Smith