A thank you to Brexiteers.

[bimble]

Most would bet on uk farming surviving and have never objected to say New Zealand Lamb imports.

Yeah but there won't be tafiffs any more, which means we will have much much more lamb from the other side of the world. Aus & new zealand can make cheaper meat cos their farms are bigger & welfare standards lower.

Farmers fear long-term impact of New Zealand trade deal - Farmers Weekly

British farmers fear they could be undercut and their livelihoods put at risk by cheap food imports in a post-Brexit trade deal with New Zealand. It is

www.fwi.co.uk

Put out to pasture? Britain’s farmers fear surge of imports from Australia

A trade deal could expose UK agriculture to the economic power of the southern hemisphere’s giant livestock ranches

www.theguardian.com

The trade deal with America will be interesting.

 

[brogdale]

But do they think the voters here don't care whether uk farming survives and don't care whether our food comes from the other side of the planet? I think people do care, but maybe not enough and too abstract to hurt at election times.

The tories don't need the votes of the farmers now that the electorates of the former coalfields queue up to vote for them.

 

[Supine]

The tories don't need the votes of the farmers now that the electorates of the former coalfields queue up to vote for them.

the tories don’t need to worry about the farmers because labour never try to represent them / win them over.

 

[discokermit]

farmers are scum.

 

[Supine]

farmers are scum.

Sounds like you have some unresolved farmers issues

 

[Pickman's model]

(((farmerbarleymow)))

 

[bimble]

The tories don't need the votes of the farmers now that the electorates of the former coalfields queue up to vote for them.

A brexit benefit! (for the conservative party)

 

[Yossarian]

Sounds like you have some unresolved farmers issues

 

[Badgers]

The government can't fix the lorry driver shortage until it admits it was caused by Brexit

They know that Brexit lies at the heart of what is happening, and that what’s happening must therefore be ignored

inews-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[editor]

Yeah but there won't be tafiffs any more, which means we will have much much more lamb from the other side of the world. Aus & new zealand can make cheaper meat cos their farms are bigger & welfare standards lower.

Farmers fear long-term impact of New Zealand trade deal - Farmers Weekly

British farmers fear they could be undercut and their livelihoods put at risk by cheap food imports in a post-Brexit trade deal with New Zealand. It is

www.fwi.co.uk

Put out to pasture? Britain’s farmers fear surge of imports from Australia

A trade deal could expose UK agriculture to the economic power of the southern hemisphere’s giant livestock ranches

www.theguardian.com

The trade deal with America will be interesting.

And then there's the huge added environmental cost of hauling dead animals half way across the planet.

 

[_Russ_]

(((farmerbarleymow)))

Hmm, your pic coupled with the post number is interesting

 

[_Russ_]

farmers are scum.

I wouldnt go quite that far, There are a few good uns but comparatively few GAF about much beyond how to wangle the best suubsidies and/or killing stuff that gets in the way of their productivity (Even if it really doesnt, Badgers, foxes etc)

 

[TopCat]

Yeah but there won't be tafiffs any more, which means we will have much much more lamb from Aus & also new zealand. They can make cheaper meat cos their farms are bigger & welfare standards lower. The trade deal with America will be interesting.

Farmers fear long-term impact of New Zealand trade deal - Farmers Weekly

British farmers fear they could be undercut and their livelihoods put at risk by cheap food imports in a post-Brexit trade deal with New Zealand. It is

www.fwi.co.uk

The government can't fix the lorry driver shortage until it admits it was caused by Brexit

They know that Brexit lies at the heart of what is happening, and that what’s happening must therefore be ignored

inews-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

You can tell where badgers quoted article is coming from with this snippet, "The issue isn’t really pay. HGV drivers aren’t remunerated particularly badly.".

 

[bimble]

This is not news but i missed it at the time and think it's interesting:
There's a man called Tim Leunig, eccentric academic economist & old friend of Cummings. He has a job in the government as 'Economic Adviser to the Chancellor'.
In emails that got leaked early last year, he opined that it would be perfectly fine if the UK just stopped having an agriculture sector and instead imported all of its food, like Singapore, saying "the Food sector isn't critically important to the UK, and agriculture and fish production certainly isn't." The leaks embarrassed the gov a bit but he's still there, advising the treasury.

'Completely out of touch': Anger as leaked emails suggest UK doesn’t need farmers

Farmers have widely criticised comments by a senior government official for suggesting that Britain does not need its own agricultural industry.

www.farminguk.com

Even in their angry response at the time, the national farmers union rep says "Clearly, there is a cold economic case but.. "

 

[Badgers]

Everyday Philosophy: The sense of nothingness surrounding Brexit

How will shoppers adapt to empty shelves in supermarkets? NIGEL WARBURTON, one of the world’s most-read philosophers, offers his thoughts.

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

 

[Badgers]

UK dairy farms told to throw milk away due to shortage of lorry drivers

Lack of workers in food supply chains causing farmers to throw produce away

www-independent-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[TopCat]

Everyday Philosophy: The sense of nothingness surrounding Brexit

How will shoppers adapt to empty shelves in supermarkets? NIGEL WARBURTON, one of the world’s most-read philosophers, offers his thoughts.

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

Who is is he again?

 

[Badgers]

Who is is he again?

Nigel Warburton

 

[TopCat]

Nigel Warburton

The baker?

 

[gosub]

Who is is he again?

Must be one of Sam's lesser known cousins. God JP Sarte could be an arse.

 

[Raheem]

Must be one of Sam's lesser known cousins. God JP Sarte could be an arse.

Made an amazing boule de pain, though.

 

[gosub]

Made an amazing boule de pain, though.

Thats as maybe, I still wouldnt want want him in a rugby team

 

[Badgers]

UK to lose spot in Germany's top trading partners - BBC News

Customs rules take their toll as German companies swap UK suppliers for alternatives in the EU.

www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[Supine]

Global Britain being driven more and more into an inward looking isolationist country. Thanks brexiteers.

British Council to shut offices in Europe and beyond amid financial crisis

Cultural and diplomatic institution to close offices in 11 countries from Belgium to the United States.

www.politico.eu

 

[The39thStep]

the tories don’t need to worry about the farmers because labour never try to represent them / win them over.

Labour and Trade Unions have been poor in recruiting agricultural workers generally. Not helped by a labour market that is very often agency based

 

[The39thStep]

But......

 

[krtek a houby]

Global Britain being driven more and more into an inward looking isolationist country. Thanks brexiteers.

British Council to shut offices in Europe and beyond amid financial crisis

Cultural and diplomatic institution to close offices in 11 countries from Belgium to the United States.

www.politico.eu

Aren't there enough rogue nations?

 

[Badgers]

The EU has pushed back sharply against demands the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol be scrapped, warning that a renegotiation would merely lead to more instability for traders and communities.

Just hours after the Democratic Unionist party threatened to collapse the Stormont assembly if the protocol was not substantially changed within weeks, the EU also urged politicians to “dial down the rhetoric” and give both sides calm space to work to ease tensions.

EU rejects UK’s demand to scrap Northern Ireland protocol | Brexit | The Guardian

amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[Artaxerxes]

Goodbye privacy

 

[Badgers]