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Farmland Tax Breaks revealed
Today the charity I work for, People Need Nature, publishes its latest report, investigating the tax system and how it affects farmland. “Where there’s muck there’s brass: revealing the billions hidden in farmland tax shelters” lays out the many, varied, … Continue reading
Farmers Union attacks public goods approach to post-Brexit farm policy
While there is still nothing new coming from the Government on what a post- Brexit farm policy will look like, The Farmers Unions are gearing up to have their say – and they will expect to have the lion’s share … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, farm subsidies, Farmers Union of Wales, NFU, public goods, Uncategorized
Tagged Brexit, Farm policy, Farmers Union of Wales, NFU, Public Goods
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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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Leaving Footprint, starting something new
Today is my last day at Footprint Ecology. I’ve had a very interesting 18 months here, working on a number of management plans, a variety of Habitat Regulations Assessments, the protection of Lodge Hill and Rampisham Down, researching and writing … Continue reading
Save Lodge hill for its Scrub and its Magazines
military history: a one man concrete pill box at Chattenden (c) Miles King I am naturally rather depressed that Medway Council unanimously voted in favour of the planning application to build 5000 houses on Lodge Hill and Chattenden Barracks, … Continue reading
Posted in grasslands, Lodge Hill, public goods, public land, SSSis
Tagged Development, History, Lodge Hill, SSSIs
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Feed the World….. sugar till we are all obese.
We are told that Fat is the new normal and this is undoubtedly true. It’s another example of shifting baseline syndrome, also known as the “frog in the saucepan“. I have noticed my own waistline expand over the years … Continue reading
The Supergrass that betrays real Environmental Goods
I was intrigued by this headline in Farmers Weekly (where else?) – “£2.5M boost for grass that helps prevent floods“. What can it be? A panacea for all our flooding problems – is it superabsorbent? Is it a climate change … Continue reading
World Wetlands Day Blog: On the Level
In honour of World Wetlands Day (when will we next see an international environmental convention signed in Iran?) I write today about the Somerset Levels. Has anyone noticed that the Somerset Levels are under water? There’s been a bit in … Continue reading
Public Goods for Public Money
“Public Goods for Public Money” has become a bit of a mantra, not just for me, but for a wide range of organisations and individuals fed up with one failed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy after another. I was … Continue reading
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