Agriculture Bill 13 May

[delilah]

I would urge everyone to take 5 minutes to read the below, and if you support the proposed amendments to The Agriculture Bill to send the template email to your MP. All the work has been done, it even fills in the name of your MP from your postcode, you just have to put your name to it.

Even if you don't want to support the proposed amendments, I would hope everyone would agree that this is how you run a campaign on behalf of your members .

https://www.facebook.com/LandWorkersAlliance/posts/2938958472864490

 

[delilah]

Two threads running urging you all to take 5 minutes to email your MP, as they prepare to have their final chance today to debate the most important piece of legislation affecting your business for years.

And you would rather debate whether or not a god exists for you to blame your woes on. Or whether instead you should blame a washed up pop star.

Tells you all you need to know, really.

 

[delilah]

Judging from the activity on the LWA fb page, I would say that well over a 1000 people will have sent an email to their MP via their template.
Not bad for a bunch of pot-smoking, lentil-knitting commies.

But, hey, who knows, maybe the NFU have got it right. On their fb page there's no mention of the Agriculture Bill, instead you can sign up to get a 'back British farming' car sticker. Yeah, that'll send a strong message to your elected representatives.

 

[kfpben]

Judging from the activity on the LWA fb page, I would say that well over a 1000 people will have sent an email to their MP via their template.
Not bad for a bunch of pot-smoking, lentil-knitting commies.

But, hey, who knows, maybe the NFU have got it right. On their fb page there's no mention of the Agriculture Bill, instead you can sign up to get a 'back British farming' car sticker. Yeah, that'll send a strong message to your elected representatives.

The NFU at branch, regional and national level have been repeatedly e-mailing all members for several weeks to write to their MP.

 

[delilah]

The NFU at branch, regional and national level have been repeatedly e-mailing all members for several weeks to write to their MP.

Good. An opportunity missed not to get the public involved via social media.

 

[B'o'B]

2 emails from my local NFU branch and 1 from HQ over the last 2 weeks.

 

[bobk]

Voting now , not sure what the amendments are though

 

[texelburger]

I've emailed my MP previously and the only reply I have ever received was for me to confirm my address and postcode.Nothing else.

 

[BDBed]

Is there a way to find out how our MP voted?

 

[delilah]

The NFU at branch, regional and national level have been repeatedly e-mailing all members for several weeks to write to their MP.

This is the sort of story the NFU should have been carrying on their fb page.
Not fannying about with car stickers.

https://www.facebook.com/LandWorkersAlliance/posts/2950616268365377

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Is there a way to find out how our MP voted?

Yes ...go onto the internet and tap in ...how did my mp vote ....it might not be available for a few weeks but it's your right to know how your MP voted

 

[delilah]

https://www.facebook.com/LandWorkersAlliance/posts/2951682098258794

 

[neilo]

https://www.facebook.com/LandWorkersAlliance/posts/2951682098258794

I’m not sure about the ‘Tory rebels’, it was just on the news that the electronic voting system they are using confused a number of MPs, so they accidentally voted against the govt, and for the amendments. Still defeated by 50 votes though iirc.

 

[delilah]

I’m not sure about the ‘Tory rebels’, it was just on the news that the electronic voting system they are using confused a number of MPs, so they accidentally voted against the govt, and for the amendments. Still defeated by 50 votes though iirc.

They'd only have two buttons to press..... reminds you of the old Private Eye line 'new technology baffles p!ssed old hack'.

 

[kfpben]

I’m not sure about the ‘Tory rebels’, it was just on the news that the electronic voting system they are using confused a number of MPs, so they accidentally voted against the govt, and for the amendments. Still defeated by 50 votes though iirc.

By logic possibly a few the other way too?

 

[curlietailz]

I’m not sure about the ‘Tory rebels’, it was just on the news that the electronic voting system they are using confused a number of MPs, so they accidentally voted against the govt, and for the amendments. Still defeated by 50 votes though iirc.

the significance of this is ????
Is this amendment in the Bill now never to be spoken of again, or does the Lords get a chance to pick and change ?

 

[delilah]

the significance of this is ????
Is this amendment in the Bill now never to be spoken of again, or does the Lords get a chance to pick and change ?

well according to LWA post above there's a 'good chance' the Lords will support the trade amendment.....undue optimism or based on canvasing.......??

 

[GeorgeC1]

To a layman, what has happened.

 

[neilo]

To a layman, what has happened.

Our elected politicians have voted through a bill to stop ‘area payments’ and replace them with a scheme that pays for ‘public good’, and have voted against the proposed amendments which would ensure that any imported ag products have to be produced to the same standards as UK produce.

In short, the UK government has pushed forward with their aims to leave Europe ‘come what may’/with no deal and to have free and open trade with anyone & everyone, whilst at the same time bringing in legislation to only support any uk ‘land managers’ (not ‘farmers’) that choose to supply ‘public goods’.
Park keeping here we come. They’re almost as big a bunch of fecktards as those that voted them in imo, but hey ho.

 

[GeorgeC1]

Our elected politicians have voted through a bill to stop ‘area payments’ and replace them with a scheme that pays for ‘public good’, and have voted against the proposed amendments which would ensure that any imported ag products have to be produced to the same standards as UK produce.

In short, the UK government has pushed forward with their aims to leave Europe ‘come what may’/with no deal and to have free and open trade with anyone & everyone, whilst at the same time bringing in legislation to only support any uk ‘land managers’ (not ‘farmers’) that choose to supply ‘public goods’.
Park keeping here we come. They’re almost as big a bunch of fecktards as those that voted them in imo, but hey ho.

so a Public good is classed as what? Public access, rewilding etc?