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Andrea Leadsom: “farming.. is a bedrock of.. the environment”. Err…
New Defra Secretary of State Andrea Leadsom has sent a statement to Farmers Weekly, the farming newspaper. Although the paper has not published the full statement, here are the quotes it uses: “Nothing is more important than the food we … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Andrea Leadsom, Defra
Tagged Agriculture, Andrea Leadsom, farming
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Theresa May places muzzle on Brexit cheerleader & Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson.
So Stewart Jackson has been given a job in Government (again). Jackson is now on the lowest rung of the Governmental ladder, as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Brexit Minister David Davis. He had previously briefly reached the same position, as … Continue reading
Posted in Andrea Leadsom, Brexit, immigration, Uncategorized
Tagged Brexit, Peterborough, Stewart Jackson
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Stewart continues his journey, and it’s Coffey Time at Defra
We now know which ministers will work with Andrea Leadsom at Defra. Rory Stewart, who was apparently punished by David Cameron for disagreeing with him over Afghanistan, has now been rehabilitated. Having served his time at Defra, he is now … Continue reading
Posted in Defra, dogs, Dredging, flooding, Therese Coffey, Uncategorized
Tagged Defra, flooding, nature, Therese Coffey
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New head of Defra Andrea Leadsom has already laid out her plans for farm subsidy reform.
The dust is settling following the brutal excision of the Cameron/Osborne cliques from power. One Department has been knocked down, or split asunder – the Department for Energy and Climate Change. Energy has gone to Business and Industry, Climate Change … Continue reading
Posted in Andrea Leadsom, Defra, farm subsidies, Uncategorized
Tagged Andrea Leadsom, CAP reform, Defra, farm subsidies
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Brexit: Conclusive evidence for the Cock-Up theory of History
Reading back through “the story so far” , a short piece I wrote just over a week ago, it seems like such ancient history, that I’m trying to decipher some Babylonian runic script. What is this Gove I spoke about, … Continue reading
Bring back the Bison. or Wisent.
Amid the chaos, recriminations, headless chickens and acrimony of the Brexit vote fall-out last week, I went to the Netherlands with a group from Rewilding Britain. I have an informal role on their policy advisory group, and generally like what … Continue reading
Posted in grazing, rewilding, Wisent
Tagged Kraansvlak, rewilding, Rewilding Britain, Rewilding Europe, Wisent
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The Story so Far……
There’s a momentary quiet as this morning’s political interviews fade into memory – or are sliced and diced and served up as vine’s or gifs on twitter. What have we learnt? Jeremy Corbyn’s survived another 12 hours, though he may … Continue reading
Brexit: The Establishment is under attack – from an unlikely quarter.
A local MP here in Dorset has welcomed the victory for Brexit in the local paper. “Voters don’t want to be run or ruled by a growing undemocratic bureaucracy.” “They wanted to take control back.” “It’s simple – we wanted … Continue reading
Brexit or Nexit – what next?
Things are happening so fast, it’s almost impossible to keep up and continue with normal life. Still, we are all off to see The Secret Life of Pets this afternoon so that should be a welcome distraction. After yesterday’s outpouring … Continue reading
The EU Referendum: Turkeys have voted for Christmas
SARA has come to stay. That’s Shock, Anger, Rejection, Acceptance. – it’s a model to explain the process of grief. Yesterday we experienced the shock that the country had voted to leave the EU. I say country – actually 72% … Continue reading
Posted in EU referendum, farm subsidies, neoliberalism
Tagged Brexit, Cornwall, EU referendum, farm subsidies, Neoliberalism, old people, Wales
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