They say George Eustace is a nice man but does he speak for Britain or just for his cabinet position? If you think that is a hard question, what about the next one? Does Boris give a damn for the British rural economy now he has a stonking majority in parliament?
If you remember, he came to power for wanting to throw off the EU shackles and trade with the rest of the world. That means first and foremost (because the old Commonwealth ties will take years to renew) getting into bed with Trump's agressive, gun-toting, devil take the hindmost America - a country where the haves and the have-nots live two seperate lives. That will mean letting USA agricultural produce into Britain tarrif-free, complete with hormone and antibiotic additives and much lower animal welfare regulations.
With most of our mp's remaining metropolitan supremacists, dear Neil Parish has no chance protecting UK farmers' interests and they should now quit the industry. They have no reserve funds, make very little profit, build bigger debt with banks and machinery hp firms whilst plastering their crops with whatever their agronomist needs to earn his salary from the meagre profit they might have otherwise made.
Why are farmers skint whilst getting their highs from rushing around in ever larger circles on 10 tonne goliaths (as Jeremy Clarkson has discovered)? Because they dont have Jeremy's off-farm income and land prices are exagerated beyond means as a way for the Dysons of this world to use as a tax shelter. Couple that to the screw the supermarkets apply to food processors and that is why they sell corn and milk and eggs and pork at below the cost of production. Check it out - look at costings in the John Nix handbook, or the HSBC annual handbook which would frighten Boris if he had the nouse to scan through it.
Food - a strategic resource ? Yes, in 1914 and 1939. If it had all come from north Italy or China, maybe now too. But the deal from the USA will give us that security, like the need for ventilators and PPE hasn't done even yet! Boris has lost his plot and has moved on to reforming world trade, free from Brussels constraints and welcomed by those who want to feed us.
The birds and butterfly subsidies we are to rely on will actually curtail farm output but keep the eco-terrorists off his back whilst farmers move into more rewarding ventures. Then all the wildlife organisations will have to get their own sickles out to stop the nettles and brambles closing down the countryside as we all swop our table napkins for little stars & striped handkies. Will no-one disagree?
If you remember, he came to power for wanting to throw off the EU shackles and trade with the rest of the world. That means first and foremost (because the old Commonwealth ties will take years to renew) getting into bed with Trump's agressive, gun-toting, devil take the hindmost America - a country where the haves and the have-nots live two seperate lives. That will mean letting USA agricultural produce into Britain tarrif-free, complete with hormone and antibiotic additives and much lower animal welfare regulations.
With most of our mp's remaining metropolitan supremacists, dear Neil Parish has no chance protecting UK farmers' interests and they should now quit the industry. They have no reserve funds, make very little profit, build bigger debt with banks and machinery hp firms whilst plastering their crops with whatever their agronomist needs to earn his salary from the meagre profit they might have otherwise made.
Why are farmers skint whilst getting their highs from rushing around in ever larger circles on 10 tonne goliaths (as Jeremy Clarkson has discovered)? Because they dont have Jeremy's off-farm income and land prices are exagerated beyond means as a way for the Dysons of this world to use as a tax shelter. Couple that to the screw the supermarkets apply to food processors and that is why they sell corn and milk and eggs and pork at below the cost of production. Check it out - look at costings in the John Nix handbook, or the HSBC annual handbook which would frighten Boris if he had the nouse to scan through it.
Food - a strategic resource ? Yes, in 1914 and 1939. If it had all come from north Italy or China, maybe now too. But the deal from the USA will give us that security, like the need for ventilators and PPE hasn't done even yet! Boris has lost his plot and has moved on to reforming world trade, free from Brussels constraints and welcomed by those who want to feed us.
The birds and butterfly subsidies we are to rely on will actually curtail farm output but keep the eco-terrorists off his back whilst farmers move into more rewarding ventures. Then all the wildlife organisations will have to get their own sickles out to stop the nettles and brambles closing down the countryside as we all swop our table napkins for little stars & striped handkies. Will no-one disagree?
..once the subsidies have gone i couldn't give a feck....in fact i'm heading for 'birds and bees' and my food output will drop up to 66%
