Are there too many people?
A very old theory teaches our political class to expect disaster - and create it. Here, the food system plays a key part
Oli Fletcher
I am a generational farmer and historian from a small ex-dairy Leicestershire farm. Part of Save British Farming, presenter of Farming Explained on Youtube, sheep dad to my Leicester Longwools.
Farmers to Action are undermining the interests of the countryside
Disruptive, politicised conspiracy groups are trying to harness rural discontent for their own advantage. Their presence risks alienating the public from the plight of farmers.
Environmentalists have a history problem
The persistent desire to return to an earlier time is arbitrary and a practical impossibility, often sympomatic of ignorance, intolerance and an ultra-conservative political tradition.
The one constant of rural life? Being told what to do
Whether governed by landlords or urban bureaucrats, the British countryside is plagued by paternalism
Farming Well is a Civic Duty - and a British Tradition
With all the present pressures against the industry, why do farmers bother? I argue it's because we are part of the proud heritage of British agriculture that is distinctly progressive - both scientifically and politically