The benefits of Brexit report out today

robs1

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What I dont get is that some of those who left the UK spend most of their time trying to find reasons to condemn everything about the uk, if they are so happy to have left why worry what is happening here, when I left my missus I didnt care what she got up nor did I spent my time telling everyone what a bitch she was, to me it sounds like these ex Pat's are actually unhappy to have left and are trying to convince themselves they they did the right thing, they need some counselling
 

arcobob

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Norfolk
What I dont get is that some of those who left the UK spend most of their time trying to find reasons to condemn everything about the uk, if they are so happy to have left why worry what is happening here, when I left my missus I didnt care what she got up nor did I spent my time telling everyone what a bitch she was, to me it sounds like these ex Pat's are actually unhappy to have left and are trying to convince themselves they they did the right thing, they need some counselling
It could be called self justification and the EU have been doing it themselves for years. It becomes a consuming preoccupation.
 

HatsOff

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Mixed Farmer
More than likely this is just chaff to distract people from the fact that the Prime Minister broke the law and hasn't resigned yet, but bringing back Imperial measurements is only possible due to brexit.


As someone who is under the age of 50 I say it's a complete nonsense that can only harm fair competition and free enterprise (which is why we have standards in the first place).
 

Farm buy

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Livestock Farmer
You mean the richer countries eu out sourcing their manufacturing to cheaper labour countries which is the same as the empires you mention did. Both help poorer countries but there is these days a cost of lost jobs in the richer ones, in the UK's case we have a need for workers in some sectors as there are brits that have decided they are above such jobs, of course that's not the EU's fault and I'm not saying it is, but we now have control over who we let in just as other countries do.
I dont know how many times I have to say it, personally free movement didnt adversely affect me the reason I voted out was I dont want a EU superstate and that's the way its heading, anyone with a pair of eyes and ears understands that and yet again I say IF its voted for openly and honestly then that's democracy but it isnt there is a drip by drip move to it , the EU army that has so long been denied is on the cards, more and more financial unity etc.
The Irony is once done the universal language will probably be English 😃

More than likely this is just chaff to distract people from the fact that the Prime Minister broke the law and hasn't resigned yet, but bringing back Imperial measurements is only possible due to brexit.


As someone who is under the age of 50 I say it's a complete nonsense that can only harm fair competition and free enterprise (which is why we have standards in the first place).
Only three other countries, the US, Myanmar and Liberia, use the imperial system on a daily basis.
This is real progress. Be a big hit for all the trade deals to come.
 
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Hindsight

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Liverpool with mostly EU players, managed by an EU manager, with a small number of token English players. Just an observation…

True Europeans here. Not subjugated. By the way, while on the topic of Europe, you never came back on another thread about our Prime Minister Johnson when I raised the spectre of that august Irish Taoiseach Mr Charles Haughey, unusual for you not to fire back, just an observation.

Good game. Always next year. French riot Police seemed to enjoy the event.
 

le bon paysan

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Livestock Farmer
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Limousin, France
What I dont get is that some of those who left the UK spend most of their time trying to find reasons to condemn everything about the uk, if they are so happy to have left why worry what is happening here, when I left my missus I didnt care what she got up nor did I spent my time telling everyone what a bitch she was, to me it sounds like these ex Pat's are actually unhappy to have left and are trying to convince themselves they they did the right thing, they need some counselling
It's like standing across the road, watching our favourite pub burn down.
The die hards are in the cellar, drinking the single malt, while the whole edifice collapses on top of them and the man in charge is pouring petrol on the fire.
 

caveman

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East Sussex.
It's like standing across the road, watching our favourite pub burn down.
The die hards are in the cellar, drinking the single malt, while the whole edifice collapses on top of them and the man in charge is pouring petrol on the fire.
We'll. You were warned that the chimney needed sweeping when you kept pileing that crap wood on the fire and didn't put the fireguard in place to protect all those old floorboards. Fookin bunch of arse anists.
 
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stewart

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Horticulture
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Bay of Plenty NZ
What I dont get is that some of those who left the UK spend most of their time trying to find reasons to condemn everything about the uk, if they are so happy to have left why worry what is happening here, when I left my missus I didnt care what she got up nor did I spent my time telling everyone what a bitch she was, to me it sounds like these ex Pat's are actually unhappy to have left and are trying to convince themselves they they did the right thing, they need some counselling
Your comments are what I would regard as a Freudian slip, there are a number on here who are quick to condemn the EU at every turn secretly regretting the decision to leave. The difference between them and "ex pats" ( I class myself as an immigrant not an ex pat) Is that leaving the EU has resulted in you not being able to live and work freely in the other countries making up the EU, those that have emigrated from the UK can return if they so desire, around 50% of them do just that.
 

Henarar

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Somerset
What I dont get is that some of those who left the UK spend most of their time trying to find reasons to condemn everything about the uk, if they are so happy to have left why worry what is happening here, when I left my missus I didnt care what she got up nor did I spent my time telling everyone what a bitch she was, to me it sounds like these ex Pat's are actually unhappy to have left and are trying to convince themselves they they did the right thing, they need some counselling
Because they get there so called news about the UK from the papers and they love to report the bad stuff.
It's a bit sad.
Would be nice if the ring leader LBP could post something nice/optimistic about the UK for a change but he would probably say there isn't anything cos its not in the papers.
There must be some good pubs in France, why not drink at them talk to the locals get involved and leave what you left behind to those you left behind, its up to us now.
 

Lowland1

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Mixed Farmer
Would that be the Liverpool fans without tickets forcing their way into the stadium?
My sons friend with ticket was teargassed but managed to get into the stadium even though the french police were doing their best to stop them. In the end though it didn’t end well. C’est la vie as that famous frenchman Stanley Johnson would say.
 

robs1

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More than likely this is just chaff to distract people from the fact that the Prime Minister broke the law and hasn't resigned yet, but bringing back Imperial measurements is only possible due to brexit.


As someone who is under the age of 50 I say it's a complete nonsense that can only harm fair competition and free enterprise (which is why we have standards in the first place).
That's a rehash of a story from many months ago. Who cares if someone wants to sell spuds by the pound instead of grams, if you go into a French supermarket the prices are in euros and francs, is that a big deal ? Just shows what a bunch of bitter people SOME remoaners are, move on
 

czechmate

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Mixed Farmer
That's a rehash of a story from many months ago. Who cares if someone wants to sell spuds by the pound instead of grams, if you go into a French supermarket the prices are in euros and francs, is that a big deal ? Just shows what a bunch of bitter people SOME remoaners are, move on

but that just isn’t true and I wish you would stop writing it. It struck me as odd when you wrote it in the winter but I did think well, maybe as I don’t pay that much interest… since then, though, I have made a point of looking and haven’t seen any price in FF, and what with me living here and buying stuff for the business pretty much every day, I’ve had a fair few chance. Actuall, we have just had a few days down in the Dordogne and I even thought of you and looked… No, even down in the touristy area, still no FF prices🤷‍♂️
 

robs1

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but that just isn’t true and I wish you would stop writing it. It struck me as odd when you wrote it in the winter but I did think well, maybe as I don’t pay that much interest… since then, though, I have made a point of looking and haven’t seen any price in FF, and what with me living here and buying stuff for the business pretty much every day, I’ve had a fair few chance. Actuall, we have just had a few days down in the Dordogne and I even thought of you and looked… No, even down in the touristy area, still no FF prices🤷‍♂️
Next time we go to france I will take some pictures
 

HatsOff

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Mixed Farmer
That's a rehash of a story from many months ago. Who cares if someone wants to sell spuds by the pound instead of grams, if you go into a French supermarket the prices are in euros and francs, is that a big deal ? Just shows what a bunch of bitter people SOME remoaners are, move on
BBC news covered it this morning so pretty sure it's resurfaced.

It matters because for fairness in a free market you must be able to compare like for like. And the UK went metric in 1965, years BEFORE the UK was in the common market.

Overall I think its just more nonsense policies to distract people, but it's just an annoyingly daft idea. And given the state of this government it might come to pass.
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

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    Votes: 80 42.3%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 66 34.9%
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    Votes: 30 15.9%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 7 3.7%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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