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If they get rid of subsidies then the public will pay more for food,end of.
Pipe dream.
If they get rid of subsidies then the public will pay more for food,end of.
You have to try and market the idea.Pipe dream.
NT are hoping the subs go environmental and they can collect more money, whether or not what the NT does is good for the environment will not matter one bitHmmm....... glaring mistake at the beginning, that subs are dependent on the amount of land "owned"
Anyway, best bit..........The National Trust calling for a end to the above system........The same national trust who are one of the countries largest land owners, with one of the largest bps claims, even before the fact the tenants rents they collect........ have bps factored in.......... wonder if the NT can see the problem here........... ?
Hmmm....... glaring mistake at the beginning, that subs are dependent on the amount of land "owned"
The math's in the article is interesting. 23p per day per person in the UK works out at about £5.5 billions per annum. That means we only need 36% of the current money raised to continue to have the same funds available to UK farmers. Clearly the method of allocation of the cash will change, but the fact that UK nationals will no longer be subsidising foreign farmers is an obvious winner when it comes to selling the future deal to the UK public.
I'd be quite happy as an Ag' Minister telling the Commons: 'Yes, we will slash the money raised for agricultural subsidy (soon to be environmental) from the taxpayer by more than 60% overnight, while at the same time ensuring that our British farmers are not disadvantaged in any way.' Astonishingly it could all be true!
Those were not the words of Minette Batters, but of the Times correspondent.
First you lambast Minnette Batters for publicly speaking about her views, then you invite Guy Smith to publicly confirm the NFU official policy.
Confused.
Quite agree, that's how I read it.
Hmmm....... glaring mistake at the beginning, that subs are dependent on the amount of land "owned"
Anyway, best bit..........The National Trust calling for a end to the above system........The same national trust who are one of the countries largest land owners, with one of the largest bps claims, even before the fact the tenants rents they collect........ have bps factored in.......... wonder if the NT can see the problem here........... ?