DeeGee
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Sorry if it has already been posted, but for anyone who may be interested I have just seen that Minette Batters is one of the panelists on QT after the news on BBC1 tonight.
Minette Batters one Question Time tonight.
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She spoke well
She did also speak up for George Eustice in the pig crisis which I find strange and annoying as there’s nothing public that I can see . Radio all week and he’s refused to be interviewed and regurgitating the same old statement about monitoring the situation
BBC back on form this morning as the State mind police with radio headlines about a long term trends survey saying meat consumption down 17g / 17 % over 15 years (it changed metric half way through the piece). Still panning red meat “that we know causes climate change” with half back handed bit about grass fed UK better than grain fed import but still concluding major polluter and “we” need to reduce consumption by 30% for climate and health reasons
What a wonderful time to be a good livestock farmer
She always does speak well. Yet every time I hear one of the NFU top table they manage to include an apology for farmings impact on the environment.
Yes heard the Victoria Gill report, I fully imagine it will get a panning on here, Joseph Poore figures, BBC bias etc etc. Yet what did she do wrong ?
She said that there is a difference in the environmental impact of different beef production systems. That's what many on here keep saying.
She said that we need to reduce red meat consumption to save the planet. That's what the NFU and AHDB consistently say.
It's not the BBC or vegan academics that are the problem, its us. Complete muppets.
Yes heard the Victoria Gill report, I fully imagine it will get a panning on here, Joseph Poore figures, BBC bias etc etc. Yet what did she do wrong ?
She said that there is a difference in the environmental impact of different beef production systems. That's what many on here keep saying.
She said that we need to reduce red meat consumption to save the planet. That's what the NFU and AHDB consistently say.
It's not the BBC or vegan academics that are the problem, its us. Complete muppets.
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Do you mean she ‘sounds’ nice?
Because the content of her speech I’ve always found to be mostly sh1t.
She can string a sentence together, and I admire anyone who is prepared to put themselves out there. But yes, content hugely frustrating, way too apologetic.
She did speak well.
Re. George Eustice,it was more a canny political move as you don’t want to slag off someone who you need a favour the next day.
Re. George Eustice,it was more a canny political move as you don’t want to slag off someone who you need a favour the next day.
Eustice is just the Trojan horse for the Ag industry appointed because he has farming background.
I’ve banged on about Goldsmith, Juniper and eco chums pulling the strings of government policy on here for a good few years now.
With Goldsmith’s trainee Nut Nuts now in charge they have all their ducks in a row and people are finally waking up to why their appointments were made and where things are going.
NFU sucking up to Eustice is a waste of time. He’ll be out the door when he’s served his purpose.
So do you shut off your contact by upsetting them or play the game?
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Annoys me a little. It shouldn’t be about favours and ‘conversations’ in dark corridors, it should be plain spoken and robust negotiation.
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I think you politely suggest practical ways forward which might be considered and acted upon.
" I wonder if George/ the govenment might explain what short term help they can give the pig industry and consider implementing x,y,z (e.g. 12 month work visas for pig processing staff)...."
..."and help industry develop longer term strategic solutions"
Indeed,but politics is politics.
Judging by Boris on Andrew Marr plain spoken and robust doesn’t seem to be in his vocabulary.
You could ask Boris if night was day and he would respond with ‘levelling up will make the whole country equal,about the shining light of Brexit and how labour are on the dark side’,but you wouldn’t get a straight answer…..or any answer.
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Did any of you watch the programme?
I thought Minette did well, and no, she was unapologetic for supporting GB farming. And, surprisingly, very critical of government policy.
Now, a snippet re fertiliser / CO2 from a long term critic * of UK energy / gas supplies:
"It is easy for ministers to pretend that the current gas price crisis is a shock that will go away, as demand responds to higher prices. Closing down a fertiliser factory does indeed reduce demand and in the process make other customers a bit more secure."
So what is he saying? That CF fertiliser plants were closed to protect GB domestic gas customers? Regardless of the knock on effect to GB farm to plate mantra, which the NFU are so keen to push?
* Dieter Helm, Oxford University.
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I thought Minette did well, and no, she was unapologetic for supporting GB farming. And, surprisingly, very critical of government policy.
Now, a snippet re fertiliser / CO2 from a long term critic * of UK energy / gas supplies:
"It is easy for ministers to pretend that the current gas price crisis is a shock that will go away, as demand responds to higher prices. Closing down a fertiliser factory does indeed reduce demand and in the process make other customers a bit more secure."
So what is he saying? That CF fertiliser plants were closed to protect GB domestic gas customers? Regardless of the knock on effect to GB farm to plate mantra, which the NFU are so keen to push?
* Dieter Helm, Oxford University.
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We need Prince Charles Sister in there to explain it to Mr Eustice in the vernacular
What have they achieved from that approach with him to date?
Their lack of action in getting any sort of positive message out there about ruminant, grazed grassland and carbon cycle shows how useless they are.
Same at ground level regards Red Tractor.
Never used to agree with the old No Effing Use joke but their inaction on both these fronts show just how hopeless they are on huge issues, never mind small matters.
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Anyone hear Christine Tacon on R4 this morning glorifying Red Tractor ?
She is very good at this kind of thing, a skilled speaker and presenter indeed
I would rather see some action from her though on things she can change rather than endlessly talking sbout things she can not
I’m sure she mentioned equality to imports last night ……….. something the NFU have actively obstructed for Uk cereal growers through their support of farm level assurance / red tractor - I would have loved to have been in the audience and asked about that !
Hypocrite
I would rather see some action from her though on things she can change rather than endlessly talking sbout things she can not
I’m sure she mentioned equality to imports last night ……….. something the NFU have actively obstructed for Uk cereal growers through their support of farm level assurance / red tractor - I would have loved to have been in the audience and asked about that !
Hypocrite
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1. Why give her air time
2. Why not challenge her harder (to be fair the interviewer did start to)
I wonder if she ever starts on the PR line of Tesco or the BRC and then quickly swerves realising she's now driving the RT bus?