They are also heavily subsidised. It's why any debate about the rural economy is so difficult - on a spreadsheet, it always looks like a dreadful ROI. At the other end of the scale, you have Lon… (View Post)

We don't have food security anyway. We only grow 60% of our calories, a lot of what we grow depends on imports from other parts of the world, and the value of what we grow is subject to the vaga… (View Post)

This another strawman though. I don't think anyone thinks otherwise (particularly after Clarkson's farm). This is about a few very large and wealthy landowners, and also stopping the Britis… (View Post)

It's just another thing to be outraged about, see 20mph limits and all things Ed Miliband. The IFS, Dan Neidle have done the work on this and it's going to affect very few farmers. The tax-… (View Post)

This is actually quite funny. O&G are being priced out of offshore infrastructure, equipment because the renewable sector is doing so well. Competitive market is competitive market. The relative … (View Post)