Proud and honoured to share a name with the first female MI6 chief #unisexnames www.bbc.com/news/article...

EU-Mercosur - To quote Jeremy Clarkson, the biggest free trade deal “in the world”!

READ my take in @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social www.fwi.co.uk/news/opinion...

Back on the doors in #Highgate.
No rain delay for the indefatigable @scottemery.bsky.social and @nickdacosta.bsky.social.

Yes the IHT changes damage farming, but let's not forget it was also:
- chaos with replacing BPS payments after Brexit,
- confusion over new agri-environment schemes,
- climate change with over a storm a month, for the past 18 months
- and last but not least, supermarkets ripping off farmers!

Five years' ago today. How time flies! #Brexit @skynewss.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9O4...

Farmers! You're protesting across the country today. But why?

Spoiler: it's not just about Inheritance Tax (IHT).

Brilliant film on the #Rewilding transformation of the Knepp Estate by @charlieburrell.bsky.social in Brussels.

Great to hear from @eurolandorg.bsky.social Sec Gen Jürgen Tack as well.

Commissioner @marossefcovic.bsky.social hauled in front of an extraordinary Trade meeting to explain why the EU-Mercosur deal was signed just before Christmas.

“We are aware of the concerns of farmers… but we’ll save €4bn in customs duties.”
@ViaCampesina.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

It's come to the point whereby DEFRA can't make any new announcements without being barracked for the #FamilyFarmTax.

The pressure is paying off 💪

Much-needed investment for Norfolk & I'll fight to ensure a fair chunk of it is spent in North Norfolk.

Big first step in the right direction, but by no means the end.

“Clearing off #familyfarmers who earn less than min wage from our land and replacing them with big corporates is not progressive, it’s morally wrong.” argues @timfarron.bsky.social

#familyfarmtax @libdems.org.uk

“Insurance premiums have gone down by 30%. We lost small business rate relief. We’re beset on all sides!”

Countryside Land & Business Assoc Pres Victoria Vyvyan claims farmers weren’t consulted at all on IHT changes by the Treasury.

“We’re building an army” warns Olly Harrison at the Business Property Relief Summit.

“Last time we were 45,000 farmers outside Rachel Reeves’ door. Next time we’ll be 250,000.” 😬

@fwabikay.bsky.social @samblewett.bsky.social @bethanymrd.bsky.social

For the first time ever, MEPs could set up a ‘Democracy Intergroup’ focusing solely on the EU’s democratic values and challenges.

READ my take co-written with Daniela Vancic of @democracyintl.bsky.social International on why Europe needs this! www.standupforeurope.org/new_democrac...

Farmers could be back in Brussels protesting against EU-Mercosur.

Read my take on why new EU Farming Commissioner Christophe Hansen needs a re-think. www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...

Kemi Badenoch at #PMQs: "We had a budget in March this year and tractors were not blockading the streets of Whitehall afterwards."

Here are the tractors blockading the streets of Whitehall in March this year. They were protesting - you really couldn't make this up - Badenoch's trade policies. 😂

"'Strategic autonomy' must include food security." argues Belgian MEP Yvan Verougstraete of @reneweurope.bsky.social and Les Engagés, while campaigning outside the European Commission against the EU-Mercosur deal.

#farmers #protests #Mercosur #trade #Europe

It’s not just British farmers who are furious. Listen to Greek farmer Thomas Moschos who is protesting against the EU-Mercosur deal.

Not to mention the fresh wave of FNSEA strikes across France today.

#FarmersProtest2024 #Mercosur #FamilyFarmTax

Still able to string a sentence together on the night Britain left the EU www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9O4...