Blaise Baquiche
@blaisebaquiche.bsky.social
Food, farming and agri-politics - both Westminster & Brussels.
Stood in the Uxbridge by-election and the general election for Chelsea & Fulham
Stood in the Uxbridge by-election and the general election for Chelsea & Fulham
Keir Starmer today
March 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Keir Starmer today
No mention of this throughout the entire week on
@bbc-politics.bsky.social and @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social, who should recognise how terrible life is for farmers right now.
@bbc-politics.bsky.social and @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social, who should recognise how terrible life is for farmers right now.
January 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
No mention of this throughout the entire week on
@bbc-politics.bsky.social and @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social, who should recognise how terrible life is for farmers right now.
@bbc-politics.bsky.social and @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social, who should recognise how terrible life is for farmers right now.
One thing that's not gonna happen is the state paying you directly to produce more food. That's blatant 'state aid' breaching WTO regs.
It should be the role of the market, but that's failing as you can't grow anything due to almost a storm a month for the past year and a half.
It should be the role of the market, but that's failing as you can't grow anything due to almost a storm a month for the past year and a half.
January 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
One thing that's not gonna happen is the state paying you directly to produce more food. That's blatant 'state aid' breaching WTO regs.
It should be the role of the market, but that's failing as you can't grow anything due to almost a storm a month for the past year and a half.
It should be the role of the market, but that's failing as you can't grow anything due to almost a storm a month for the past year and a half.
Or just better agri-environment schemes in general? Simpler ones with less paperwork and that actually make sense?
A recent @ECIU_UK survey shows 72% of you do care about the environment, but according to gov figures, 56% don't see the point financially. www.gov.uk/government/s...
A recent @ECIU_UK survey shows 72% of you do care about the environment, but according to gov figures, 56% don't see the point financially. www.gov.uk/government/s...
Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: April 2024
www.gov.uk
January 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Or just better agri-environment schemes in general? Simpler ones with less paperwork and that actually make sense?
A recent @ECIU_UK survey shows 72% of you do care about the environment, but according to gov figures, 56% don't see the point financially. www.gov.uk/government/s...
A recent @ECIU_UK survey shows 72% of you do care about the environment, but according to gov figures, 56% don't see the point financially. www.gov.uk/government/s...
Wouldn't you rather less price gouging from supermarkets? Or an end to 'farmwashing'? www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Supermarkets ‘misleading shoppers with fake British farm brands’
Farmers have written to bosses of the ‘big six’ stores, telling them to stop pretending their products come from rustic independent producers
www.thetimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wouldn't you rather less price gouging from supermarkets? Or an end to 'farmwashing'? www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
2.) Less money taken through tax.
We all know you hate the IHT changes. But do you really want Jeremy Clarkson to be the face of tax breaks for your profession?
We all know you hate the IHT changes. But do you really want Jeremy Clarkson to be the face of tax breaks for your profession?
January 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
2.) Less money taken through tax.
We all know you hate the IHT changes. But do you really want Jeremy Clarkson to be the face of tax breaks for your profession?
We all know you hate the IHT changes. But do you really want Jeremy Clarkson to be the face of tax breaks for your profession?
Do you want more money from Government?
Well obviously, but this works one of two ways:
1.) More money as direct subsidies.
They been cut every year since Brexit. But would you want it all back the way it was?
Well obviously, but this works one of two ways:
1.) More money as direct subsidies.
They been cut every year since Brexit. But would you want it all back the way it was?
January 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Do you want more money from Government?
Well obviously, but this works one of two ways:
1.) More money as direct subsidies.
They been cut every year since Brexit. But would you want it all back the way it was?
Well obviously, but this works one of two ways:
1.) More money as direct subsidies.
They been cut every year since Brexit. But would you want it all back the way it was?