Steven Reed new DEFRA secretary

[texelburger]

Anyone know much about him and his knowledge of Agriculture?
Former leader of Lambeth Council,not many fields there.

 

[JP1]

6 figure sum backing from Lisbet Rausing apparently .....

 

[Formatted]

Farming minister from Croydon. Not a single farm in his constituency

 

[Bald Rick]

Anyone know much about him and his knowledge of Agriculture?
Former leader of Lambeth Council,not many fields there.

Times pen portrait of him was relatively positive saying that he banished the hard left from Lambeth and that “…he has worked hard to reassure farmers that Labour understands rural life and will not impose metropolitan obsessions“

make of that what you will

 

[JP1]

If Daniel Zeichner carries over his long standing Shadow role he will become DEFRA Minister

As Cambridge MP and Shadow Minister he had the decency (unlike Coffey and Johnson) to understand and work hard to resolve the impacts of the pig rollover crisis

You know the one where when the independent pig farmers (especially of this area) were so down and at their wits end with all the associated mental anguish and potential welfare issues on farms (and not of their making) , Johnson told the media "I have to tell you the pigs were going to die anyway"

 

[uztrac]

It appears that he does not "Want to hollow out rural communities" end of.

 

[Swarfmonkey]

6 figure sum backing from Lisbet Rausing apparently .....

That's what's on the Register of Member's Interests for him, funnelled via the tax-dodging philanthropy she bankrolls. The same tax-dodging philanthropy that just happens to have a certain Sir Charles Burrell on it's advisory board...

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[bobk]

I've heard him talk , not a total knob

 

[Swarfmonkey]

Farming minister from Croydon. Not a single farm in his constituency

The only farming going on in Croydon is cannabis farming.

 

[Wooly]

The only farming going on in Croydon is cannabis farming.

More profitable than normal farming.

With the far right beginning to dominate Europe, we could see mass immigration with a leftie government, so farming houses could be our future !

 

[Gedd]

Whats he done wrong to get this post normally someone thats down graded lands this post

 

[bobk]

So ... I watched 2 speeches today , Rishi's was full of fine words and fuk all
Starmer tbf appeared sincere , he knows labour have no mandate to govern other than winning more seats
Time will tell , the markets have been very stable all day

 

[egbert]

Farming minister from Croydon. Not a single farm in his constituency

As it goes, a very determined offspring of this hard-bitten hill farmer lives in Croydon.
(and she works IN Whitehall)

I'll her get right on it.

 

[Werzle]

So ... I watched 2 speeches today , Rishi's was full of fine words and fuk all
Starmer tbf appeared sincere , he knows labour have no mandate to govern other than winning more seats
Time will tell , the markets have been very stable all day

Yes starmer saying all the right things , hopefully its not just words.

 

[bobk]

Yes starmer saying all the right things , hopefully its not just words.

We ain't got much choice now

 

[devonbeef]

Yes starmer saying all the right things , hopefully its not just words.

sounds all to good to be true at the moment, so it's probably not going be true is my take

 

[bobk]

So . Boris powered by the Goldsmiths , Rishi powered by Goldman Sachs ,

 

[bobk]

Not long ago we had Teresa Coffey .... wtf

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

That's what's on the Register of Member's Interests for him, funnelled via the tax-dodging philanthropy she bankrolls. The same tax-dodging philanthropy that just happens to have a certain Sir Charles Burrell on it's advisory board...

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The Rausing's have and do put large amounts of money into the local rural community through the Lund fund.
Their Father was a very clever man as he started the Tetra Pak company and cleverly only leased the machines that made the packets and containers but took a royalty off each one.
Charlie Burrell just needs reminding that he received a million pounds an acre for a large block of lamb outside of Horsham!!
So Knepp doesn't have to provide much income.

 

[JP1]

Because it’s not relevant to the skills he brings to the job as Minister of the Environment Farming and Rural Affairs

And actually against the rules of the forum too