Category Archives: Common Agricultural Policy

A Pebble in the Pond: People Need Nature report on opportunities for farming, food & nature after Brexit.

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Miles King

            I’m delighted to be able to tell you about this new report which is published today. It’s the first People Need Nature policy report – A Pebble in the Pond: Opportunities for farming, food … Continue reading →

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clean ponds and encouraging bees: Bayer influences public debate on future of farm subsidies

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Miles King

A public survey, paid for by mega Agrichemical industry business Bayer, has found that three quarters of the public supports farmers continuing to receive subsidies. So far the survey has received little publicity, just a couple of articles in the … Continue reading →

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Jam Tomorrow

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Miles King

Feeling rather sorry for myself for having succumbed to, what for me is a nasty cold (verging on man flu), I was restricted yesterday to watching the Tory Party Conference. What gems and treasures lay strewn across its shiny (though … Continue reading →

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Some initial thoughts on a post-CAP farm subsidy system

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Miles King

Well that was a bit of a shock. In the absence of exit polls I was looking at what the betting markets were doing – all the money seemed to be piling in on shortening odds for Remain. The Bookies … Continue reading →

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Iain Duncan Smith “may have done ok from the EU”

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Miles King

Iain Duncan Smith has come out fighting today, insulting the Germans, deriding the Prime Minister as a push-over, but most importantly appealing to the British people’s better nature, arguing that the EU is “a force for social injustice”. He apparently … Continue reading →

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Support the NFU as they campaign for Britain to stay in the EU

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Miles King

Is this the most significant moment in the EU referendum campaign so far? The National Farmers Union, representing 50,000 of the largest and wealthiest farming landowners in England (and Wales), who receive the lion’s share of all subsidies provided to … Continue reading →

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Farm Minister Eustice speaks on Farmers for Britain platform.

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Miles King

Yesterday Farm minister George Eustice spoke again about what a UK farming policy might look like, post-Brexit – at the launch of Farmers for Britain. One has to assume that Eustice is right behind FFB, if he is willing to … Continue reading →

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Farm leaders make case to stay in EU, to protect exports and their influence in Brussels

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Miles King

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 →

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Reasons to stay in the EU: “It’s not the economy, stupid”.

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Miles King

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 →

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Farm Subsidies after Brexit – the first hints from Farm Minister Eustice

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Miles King

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 , , , , | 10 Comments