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[Jebus_lives]

Even when I totally agree with you, you somehow manage to take offence…..

I didn't take offence.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Four…….

I spoke to 5.

 

[peteblue]

I spoke to 5.

And what were their views ?…..

 

[peteblue]

I didn't take offence.

For clarification, when I said “just speak to…” I was referring to reporters and TV folk who swarm around ‘celebrities’ not yourself…….

 

[Xizor]

I spoke to 5.

 

[Jebus_lives]

For clarification, when I said “just speak to…” I was referring to reporters and TV folk who swarm around ‘celebrities’ not yourself…….

I see. Fair point.

Maybe, as I've seen on interviews with 'actual' farmers, they don't seem to be that well informed of what the rules are l, how it will affect them or are too emotionally charged to make sensible commentary.

Probably something to do with the media mechanism.

 

[Jebus_lives]

I'm glad someone got the reference

 

[Jebus_lives]

And what were their views ?…..

They unanimously blame Dyche.

 

[Harryflashman]

Totally agree, just speak to the generational farmers whose whole lives have been spent in farming…..

For clarification, when I said “just speak to…” I was referring to reporters and TV folk who swarm around ‘celebrities’ not yourself…….

I think those around farming have pushed the like of farage and Clarkson forward as perhaps they think they’re likely to get more publicity or increase support . I’ve said a couple of times I think it probably has the opposite impact in terms of support , certainly it has with me .

 

[peteblue]

I think those around farming have pushed the like of farage and Clarkson forward as perhaps they think they’re likely to get more publicity or increase support . I’ve said a couple of times I think it probably has the opposite impact in terms of support , certainly it has with me .

Again, I totally agree, either have the NFU speaking or some of the more eloquent Farmers. Having the likes of those first mentioned just reinforces the view that all farmers are overly rich which really doesn’t help……

 

[peteblue]

They unanimously blame Dyche.

Sensible guys……

 

[Jebus_lives]

Sensible guys……

In all seriousness, lots of the farmland around me is currently being sold for property development or is being repurposed from traditional farming into open farms, activity centres, shops, golf courses, etc.

The traditional farm, particularly dairy farming, is struggling. But that's for a variety of reasons and they have been struggling for a long time.

However, there are a lot of farmers where I grew up, in the Ribble Valley, that will plead poverty, but most definitely aren't in poverty.

 

[Harryflashman]

In all seriousness, lots of the farmland around me is currently being sold for property development or is being repurposed from traditional farming into open farms, activity centres, shops, golf courses, etc.

The traditional farm, particularly dairy farming, is struggling. But that's for a variety of reasons and they have been struggling for a long time.

However, there are a lot of farmers where I grew up, in the Ribble Valley, that will plead poverty, but most definitely aren't in poverty.

There are people seemingly outraged by the threat to British farmland but who weren’t remotely concerned as vast swathes were sold off .

There are some concerns but the vast amount of outrage is driven by very rich people who are furious their tax avoidance is being crackdown on . That’s the reason farage , Clarkson and Lloyd-Webber are front and centre

 

[peteblue]

In all seriousness, lots of the farmland around me is currently being sold for property development or is being repurposed from traditional farming into open farms, activity centres, shops, golf courses, etc.

The traditional farm, particularly dairy farming, is struggling. But that's for a variety of reasons and they have been struggling for a long time.

However, there are a lot of farmers where I grew up, in the Ribble Valley, that will plead poverty, but most definitely aren't in poverty.

We are surrounded by farms and they do ok, they are not in poverty but neither are they rich. They would be very wealthy if they just sold up to developers, put their feet up and acted selfishly, but they don’t as they are family inter generation farms that believe in what they do…..

 

[Harryflashman]

We are surrounded by farms and they do ok, they are not in poverty but neither are they rich. They would be very wealthy if they just sold up to developers, put their feet up and acted selfishly, but they don’t as they are family inter generation farms that believe in what they do…..

So you’re saying that the people who you know are basically completely philanthropic , god bless them .