Time to have a touch of reality with this ELMs lark, you will notice dear sweet Janet never mentions how these ELMS schemes are to be monitored, do any of you really think the government with DEFRA's so called "simplified" schemes are not going to want proof of value for money.
Are they going to train up thousands of inspectors at great public expense or are they going to put it out to a company set up by a farmers union with all the expense paid for by the farmers themselves with the added ability to suspend members who do not fully comply, after all how could farmers possibly object it's a company set up by the farmers themselves?
Can I suggest when one of you innocents is next having a fire side chat with Janet you ask for a cast iron guarantee from DEFRA that any monitoring of the scheme will be carried out by DEFRA alone for the full term of any agreement & watch for the guarded answer!
Are they going to train up thousands of inspectors at great public expense or are they going to put it out to a company set up by a farmers union with all the expense paid for by the farmers themselves with the added ability to suspend members who do not fully comply, after all how could farmers possibly object it's a company set up by the farmers themselves?
Can I suggest when one of you innocents is next having a fire side chat with Janet you ask for a cast iron guarantee from DEFRA that any monitoring of the scheme will be carried out by DEFRA alone for the full term of any agreement & watch for the guarded answer!