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Author Archives: Miles King
Is exporting death good for the economy?
We are told, repeatedly, that one of the main reasons why the UK should stay in the European Union, is because we have access to the single market. And this argument is being used in particular for agriculture. But … Continue reading
UKIP farm spokesman Stuart Agnew & his deeply unpleasant views
I have been drawn, reluctantly, back into looking at Stuart Agnew, UKIP’s chemically-challenged farm spokesman, as a result of some undercover filming carried out at his “free-range” chicken farm in Norfolk. Agnew, you will recall, is so worried about the … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Stuart Agnew, UKIP, Uncategorized
Tagged chickens, EU referendum, farm labour, Stuart Agnew
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Cameron woos Welsh farmers: it’s all about the exports
This from Today’s Farmers Weekly: EU exit could cost UK’s livestock farmers £330m, says PM Livestock farmers would be forced to pay an extra £330m a year to export their goods abroad in the event of an exit from … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Charities campaigning, EU referendum, Uncategorized
Tagged ;, campaigning, charities, EU referendum, farming
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The true story of David Cameron the Water Voles and the Dredging
Some of you may recall that back in January I wrote about David Cameron’s Water Vole “epiphany”, in which he realised that wildlife didn’t need protecting and the Environment Agency should focus on protecting people’s property, and stop worrying … Continue reading
Posted in David Cameron, deregulation, Dredging, Environment Agency, flooding, Water Voles
Tagged David Cameron, deregulation, floods, Kelmscott, Water Voles
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New Report investigates impact of Brexit on UK Environment:
reblogged from the People Need Nature blog: An important new report has appeared today, to contribute to the debate about whether the UK should stay in or leave the European Union. Commissioned by RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts and WWF UK, … Continue reading
Farm leaders make case to stay in EU, to protect exports and their influence in Brussels
Farm business leaders are clearly rattled. They can see that the campaign to take the UK out of the EU is not going away, even if the “leave” camp is currently channelling the amphitheatre scene in Life of Brian, with … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Common Agricultural Policy, EU referendum, Europe
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People Need Nature website is up and running
I’m delighted to say that the new People Need Nature website is now up and running. You can read about what People Need Nature is, what we are planning to do, and why we think it’s important. I will … Continue reading
Last week’s EU Poll – the results
Thanks to everyone who took part in last week’s poll on whether to stay in or leave the EU. 208 people took part, out of 492 who read the post – so 42% of readers decided to vote. Hopefully … Continue reading
Reasons to stay in the EU: “It’s not the economy, stupid”.
The people imploring us to leave the EU complain that we pay so much into the EU budget, but get so little back. It is true that last year the UK was the 3rd largest contributor to the EU budget, … Continue reading
Posted in Common Agricultural Policy, EU referendum, Europe, European environment policy
Tagged CAP, EU referendum
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Farm Subsidies after Brexit – the first hints from Farm Minister Eustice
We’ve had a first hint from the Brexit side, as to what support farming would receive if the UK left the EU. This from Farmers Weekly” First details have emerged of a plan for British agriculture if the UK leaves … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Common Agricultural Policy, farming, George Eustice, NFU, public goods, rewilding
Tagged Agriculture, Brexit, farm subsidies, George Eustice, public benefits
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a new nature blog 