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That has been the story
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ShaunWhite
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British dairy farmers are quitting in droves for 2 main reasons. The first is the supermarkets refusal to pay a reasonable rate. The second is the withdrawal of EU farming subsidies which haven't been replaced by govt subsidies as was promised. Ending the subsidies for red diesel hasn't helped either.
The current rate for milk is a 46ppl the rest is supermarket profit.
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ShaunWhite
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Farmers round here were always as true blue tory as it came but (anecdotally) they certainly aren't now. The govt has done nothing but screw our farmers at the expense of prices and food security. Exchange rates etc etc might be all the talk in the cities but the big stories for rural communities are never mentioned, but as soon as prices start being affected people magically take notice.
Would you rather the cost of beer and wine went up?
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ShaunWhite
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A giant cherry-picker (I think they mean crane/platform) is at the QEII bridge to get negotiators up to persuade the protestors down.
Why don't they just shoot them down? Or failing that, leave them up there and keep the bridge open?
Or get the SAS to climb up there and persuade them to climb down with a stun gun.
Why don't they just shoot them down? Or failing that, leave them up there and keep the bridge open?
Or get the SAS to climb up there and persuade them to climb down with a stun gun.
I'm sure I read somewhere that one of the protesters is actually a bridge designer.Derek27 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:49 pmA giant cherry-picker (I think they mean crane/platform) is at the QEII bridge to get negotiators up to persuade the protestors down.
Why don't they just shoot them down? Or failing that, leave them up there and keep the bridge open?
Or get the SAS to climb up there and persuade them to climb down with a stun gun.
Not relevant, I just found it amusing
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ShaunWhite
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I was in a northbound jam at the bridge today for an hour and fifteen mins. Absolutely no sign of why, if the way had been plastered with posters I wouldn't have minded, but it just wasn't effective in terms of messaging unless you also saw why on the news.
As they always said at the end of Police Squad, he'll be designing his bridges in prison from now on.sniffer66 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 5:28 pmI'm sure I read somewhere that one of the protesters is actually a bridge designer.Derek27 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:49 pmA giant cherry-picker (I think they mean crane/platform) is at the QEII bridge to get negotiators up to persuade the protestors down.
Why don't they just shoot them down? Or failing that, leave them up there and keep the bridge open?
Or get the SAS to climb up there and persuade them to climb down with a stun gun.
Not relevant, I just found it amusing
50 odd years ago the best brains in the world managed to put men on the moon, with equipment less sophisticated than a Z80 microchip. Now they're working on the same project again, albeit more safely and with more sophisticated technology, hoping to find some water for the men to drink and take a few snaps while they're there.
It's about time they focus their resources on some practical and down-to-earth issues, like a bottle of olive oil that doesn't leave a print of its base that you have to wipe away every time you place it on your kitchen worktop, no matter how careful you are when you pour it. Or a container of tomato ketchup/mayonnaise where you don't have to bin the last 20%.
Without any scientific knowledge, I'd suggest a toothpaste-like tube container would solve those problems. Nobody either spills toothpaste all over the bathroom or fails to squeeze the last bit out.
It's about time they focus their resources on some practical and down-to-earth issues, like a bottle of olive oil that doesn't leave a print of its base that you have to wipe away every time you place it on your kitchen worktop, no matter how careful you are when you pour it. Or a container of tomato ketchup/mayonnaise where you don't have to bin the last 20%.
Without any scientific knowledge, I'd suggest a toothpaste-like tube container would solve those problems. Nobody either spills toothpaste all over the bathroom or fails to squeeze the last bit out.