Farming Protest Event

[Chris F]

I am thinking a Farming Protest should be organised at a farm based on the new Agriculture bill and the fact that Jamie Oliver and NFU have done a great job getting nearly a million signatures for food standards.

We could also have beer, a band and a ploughing match. Just an idea

@Guy Smith could give a speech! (free beer for speakers)

 

[CollCrofter]

Had me at beer

 

[Two Tone]

Count me in!

Just checking:
Have you spoken with @Clive about the idea of a Ploughing Match?
Or did the idea of a Band and Beer seduce him?

 

[delilah]

Thing is, the NFU petition is meaningless.

 

[Clive]

Thing is, the NFU petition is meaningless.

all petitions seem pretty meaningless really

comfort blankets to help people feel they are doing “something”

 

[Tarw Coch]

Does the plan involve ignoring social distancing, violence against the police and acts of criminal damage?
Or do we do it in a much more civilised manner and get largely ignored by the main stream media

 

[delilah]

all petitions seem pretty meaningless really

comfort blankets to help people feel they are doing “something”

Is it what the yoof call 'woke' ?

Petitions in themselves may well be meaningless, but if they are intended to show that you have a handle on what is needed to move your industry forward, then their wording is important.
The wording of a petition needs to pass the SMART test. The NFU petition fails miserably to do so.

 

[Werzle]

Does the plan involve ignoring social distancing, violence against the police and acts of criminal damage?
Or do we do it in a much more civilised manner and get largely ignored by the main stream media

You burn the the union jack for no apparent reason and i will loot some wide screen tv's.

 

[Tarw Coch]

You burn the the union jack for no apparent reason and i will loot some wide screen tv's.

Sounds like you’re getting the better end of this deal?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

The thing is, these protests we are seeing at the moment are only going on and getting so much traction because lots of people are turning up. They’re turning up because they’re bored and also getting frustrated and fed up, so feelings run high. And that is in no way belittling the root of the protests, which was horrendous.

But lots of people with nothing better to do attend and cause trouble. The devil makes work for idle hands.

We don’t have idle hands and I’m not sure many would turn up unless you happen to hold the protests at the end of a wet week between milkings.

I remember years ago there were riots in Coventry. They started midweek and got very busy over the weekend. I was driving trucks in the area at the time and there were areas we wouldn’t deliver to. It was generally well know that the Wednesday night was going to be a big one. Huge protests planned and whilst they thought they were causing damage to the north end of the city, they actually did millions of pounds of improvements. ??
But on Wednesday afternoon it started to rain, becoming heavy by teatime.
Nobody turned up. It seemed the cause was not worth putting on a coat for.

 

[Rob Holmes]

Ploughing match on Hyde Park?

 

[Bald Rick]

I want to tear down a statue to Charles Townshend... for cruelty to turnips (& and Ag students having to learn about four course rather than monoculture)

 

[neilo]

The unruly mob from the DD section will be rolling one of the ploughs into the nearest river.

 

[Chris F]

Thing is, the NFU petition is meaningless.

I would disagree there. It has engaged with many of the UK public who would not have been aware of this in the past. I think its been a great idea from Jamie and the NFU. And its got coverage and its cheap advertising for UK production.

 

[Chris F]

Count me in!

Just checking:
Have you spoken with @Clive about the idea of a Ploughing Match?
Or did the idea of a Band and Beer seduce him?

In fairness, I didn't run my idea past him before posting. Usually beer swings it and if not we may have to have whiskey as well!

 

[Chris F]

The unruly mob from the DD section will be rolling one of the ploughs into the nearest river.

They could always have a Direct Drilling Match?

 

[Suffolk Serf]

They could always have a Direct Drilling Match?

I thought that's what Groundswell is.

 

[teslacoils]

What people say they think about protests, and what they actually really think, are quite different.

 

[ollie989898]

The unruly mob from the DD section will be rolling one of the ploughs into the nearest river.

Can just picture 72 farmers of the no-till persuasion dragging some 16 furrow monster and chucking it into a ditch!

 

[ollie989898]

There is zero chance the a farmer protest being taken notice of by the public at the moment I would suggest.