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Autumn walk

The skin on the palms of hands tingles and my fingers burn in the way that only happens when the first real cold of the season comes upon us. This weekend it well and truly arrived. I had promised myself that I would make it down to the Mendips, but, with a few things sadlyContinueContinue reading “Autumn walk”

Changes ahead at DEFRA?

It has been a messy few weeks in politics. That’s for sure. The uncertainty that Brexit has brought about seems to have turned everything that we previously knew upside down and despite people like Tim Worstall remaining blindly optimistic about the future of food in this country (see especially his comments on a recent FoodContinueContinue reading “Changes ahead at DEFRA?”

Is supporting fracking a bad idea for the Conservatives?

David Cameron has made it no secret that he is heavily supportive of shale gas extraction as a future industry in the UK. He claims that it is vital to create jobs, boost the economy, bring down energy prices and stabilise supplies of gas and oil. All of these things may or may not beContinueContinue reading “Is supporting fracking a bad idea for the Conservatives?”

BBC biased against the countryside?

A recent report from the BBC Trust has accused the broadcasting corporation of a bias against the ‘true nature’ and way of life of people who live in the British countryside. This perhaps comes as no surprise to many, with prime-time television often geared towards an ‘urban perspective’. 11 million people live in rural areasContinueContinue reading “BBC biased against the countryside?”

A bleak future for hill farming?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wLOO5j2vYE A short clip from about 6 months ago but a debate that needs to be had. Why do farmers have to take all the financial risks for the benefit of the supermarkets and the consumer? Do we really think enough about the producers of our food in the food system?