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Iain Duncan Smith “may have done ok from the EU”
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 CAP, EU referendum, farm subsidies, Iain Duncan Smith, Swanbourne
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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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UKIP Farm Spokesman Stuart Agnew’s chickens to be roasted by Massive Solar Farm
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 CAP, Farm policy, Solar Farms, Stuart Agnew, UKIP
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UKIPs policy for farm subsidies: strip away all environmental protections and public goods.
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 Agriculture, CAP, European Union, UKIP
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