Tag Archives: CAP

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

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

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 →

Posted in Common Agricultural Policy, EU referendum, Europe, Iain Duncan Smith | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted on February 27, 2016 by

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 , | 14 Comments

UKIP Farm Spokesman Stuart Agnew’s chickens to be roasted by Massive Solar Farm

Posted on March 13, 2015 by

UKIP’s agriculture spokesman (John) Stuart Agnew may know nothing about chemistry, but he knows how to raise chickens. Agnew has a farm in Norfolk, where he has a 35000-chicken free range egg farm. Agnew also receives EU farm subsidies on … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, climate change, Common Agricultural Policy, Solar Farms, UKIP, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

UKIPs policy for farm subsidies: strip away all environmental protections and public goods.

Posted on May 17, 2014 by

As we approach the dreaded Euro Elections on Thursday, I have been keeping (or should that be kipping) an eye on some of the claims made by UKIP on matters environmental. Last week they claimed that every household in the … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, Common Agricultural Policy, deregulation, ecosystem services, farming, UKIP | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments