NFUS rally tomorrow

[Tractorgirl]

What is everyone’s thoughts on this rally/protest in Edinburgh tomorrow?

I thought the president of NFUS was chairing the committee that was planning the new bill, now he’s leading a protest against it.
Husband has spoken to a few people who know nothing about it. The NFUS pr department seem to be missing in action. There is so much been going on in the last few months they should have been shouting about but they seem frightened to ruffle feathers.
The way costs have increased there might not be many farmers left to worry about the new bill!

Don’t think we’re going to support it for the above reasons. Is everyone else going?

 

[Bairdy]

Rampant Indifference.
And by the lack of replies here, seems to be widespread.
I'm not a member.

 

[Chae1]

First I've heard of it.

 

[glasshouse]

What is everyone’s thoughts on this rally/protest in Edinburgh tomorrow?

I thought the president of NFUS was chairing the committee that was planning the new bill, now he’s leading a protest against it.
Husband has spoken to a few people who know nothing about it. The NFUS pr department seem to be missing in action. There is so much been going on in the last few months they should have been shouting about but they seem frightened to ruffle feathers.
The way costs have increased there might not be many farmers left to worry about the new bill!

Don’t think we’re going to support it for the above reasons. Is everyone else going?

What time?

 

[Hilly]

Omg what a disaster .

 

[Chae1]

It's a secret.

 

[Nearly]

Rally at Scottish Parliament 2022

inviting its members to rally together on Wednesday 2 November from 12 noon to 2pm outside the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood, Edinburgh

www.nfus.org.uk

 

[Dry Rot]

Publicity not needed. It won't take long to phone around the 'good ole boys' and arrange a get together. Protest? What protest?

Some campaign when even farmers don't know about it!

 

[toquark]

I was speaking to our local NFUS chair on Friday, he never mentioned it!

 

[Bob the beef]

First I knew about it was a text from local branch yesterday afternoon asking if I wanted a seat on the bus they had organised. Lot of spare seats appardently

complete disorganisation

 

[capfits]

Not going,
But
The NFUS to be fair to them has had this in nearly every email they have sent out for the last 6 weeks or so.
Plenty of texts been sent out too.

Didn't hear much enthusiasm to attend to be fair.
Politically it looks a bit weird when food prices are rising so much.

 

[Dry Rot]

Not going,
But
The NFUS to be fair to them has had this in nearly every email they have sent out for the last 6 weeks or so.
Plenty of texts been sent out too.

Didn't hear much enthusiasm to attend to be fair.
Politically it looks a bit weird when food prices are rising so much.

Did anyone see anything on here? But then I'm not a member because I am (quote) "not a proper farmer". Presume that means, not one of the NFUS elite so not invited.

 

[Stuart J]

Did anyone see anything on here? But then I'm not a member because I am (quote) "not a proper farmer". Presume that means, not one of the NFUS elite so not invited.

What do you mean by not a proper farmer?

 

[ThatsSomeSheep]

I had / still have a lot of reservations about this rally.

But to be fair, they (NFUS) claim on Twitter that there were "more than 400 farmers" in attendance today.

TSS

 

[Dry Rot]

What do you mean by not a proper farmer?

Oh, I was branded that years ago!

 

[renewablejohn]

Did anyone see anything on here? But then I'm not a member because I am (quote) "not a proper farmer". Presume that means, not one of the NFUS elite so not invited.

Your in a good club. I have also been branded one of them but it does make me laugh when they start to copy my farming methods.

 

[Hilly]

Just back from rally , went on train had nice all dsy breakfast in weatherspoons and a pint went to rally my guess is around 200 heads , listend to them all , my opinion of that was labour msp spoke most sense , green party spoke utter shyt , everything else inbetween ,, had three more pints and came home … doubt it do any good but had a laugh with friends and wouldnt do any harm , done our bit so far …

 

[DRC]

Just back from rally , went on train had nice all dsy breakfast in weatherspoons and a pint went to rally my guess is around 200 heads , listend to them all , my opinion of that was labour msp spoke most sense , green party spoke utter shyt , everything else inbetween ,, had three more pints and came home … doubt it do any good but had a laugh with friends and wouldnt do any harm , done our bit so far …

Fancy giving weatherspoons you're money . The company that wanted Brexit so much so they could import cheap Brazilian beef.

 

[delilah]

Fancy giving weatherspoons you're money . The company that wanted Brexit so much so they could import cheap Brazilian beef.

Farmers in a nutshell; go on a rally to moan about poor prices, no doubt having a good whinge about the public only wanting cheap, then go and give their money to Wetherspoons. Muppets.

 

[Hilly]

oh pee off , ffs get a life,