Tag Archives: Brexit

Badgers eat Nightingales, according to Dorset MP Richard Drax.

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Miles King

Badgers and their culling found its way back on to the agenda at Westminster yesterday, where a Westminster Hall Debate took place, thanks to the petition led by Simon King (no relation.) You can read the debate here and there … Continue reading →

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Guest blog by Vicki Hird: Imagine the death of UK farms

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Miles King

As the Government continues to fail to develop any coherent plan for farming after Brexit, Vicki Hird, Sustain Campaign Coordinator and independent consultant (@vicki Hird) writes a guest blog. Imagine the death of UK farms   Is it an exaggeration … Continue reading →

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Brexit Bill Day of Reckoning for Labour MPs beckons

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Miles King

When so many things are happening so quickly, it can be difficult to decide what to write about, or even dismiss the idea that anything I write will be worth anyone’s time writing. There is also the small challenge of … Continue reading →

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NFU proposals for a new farm subsidy system only fit for cloud cuckoo land

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Miles King

It’s a special anniversary this year – 70 years since the 1947 Farming Act. I will return to this anniversary in more detail later in the year, but today I want to discuss one particular thing.  The 1947 Act was … Continue reading →

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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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What is the public paying for? Guest post on farm subsidies from Tom Lancaster

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Miles King

I’m delighted to publish this guest post from Tom Lancaster, Senior Agriculture Policy Officer at the RSPB         The question is often asked of the Common Agricultural Policy – what is it exactly that the public is … Continue reading →

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Farmers Union attacks public goods approach to post-Brexit farm policy

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Miles King

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 →

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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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Time to Put Chemical Farming Indoors by Chris Rose

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Miles King

I’m republishing this (with permission) from Chris Rose’s Three Worlds blog.   Time to put Chemical Farming Indoors A current side-effect of the prospect of Brexit is that Britain’s* green, countryside and wildlife groups are in an unusual fever of … Continue reading →

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Theresa May places muzzle on Brexit cheerleader & Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson.

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Miles King

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 →

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