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https://dieterhelm.co.uk/natural-capital-environment/environment/agricultural-policy-after-brexit/
I voted for lexit on one issue, the common policies' affect on the environment.
I work in agtech, brexit, covid and climate change are driving loads of investment into the sector. It's a very positive sector to work in. Problems need solutions, solutions need research, one thing the UK is still great at.
I don’t understand your position on this, to be frank. The UK is a relatively small agricultural area when compared to the total CAP coverage area. Why opt to vote to exclude ourselves from that when the UK previously had reasonable influence on EU policy? Surely an approach of tactical voting to ensure both local and EU representation had a greener/longer-term approach to these types of policies rather than pushing the UK to go it alone?
While I don’t disagree that going it alone reduces the hurdles to this type of policy change (assuming political will), it does push the UK into a space of competitive disadvantage, does it not? Some of the investment and improvements the article points out (admittedly I have skimmed rather than read thoroughly) will come with time anyway, and having been part of a larger community could have been helpful in making the transition.
I've watched the attempted CAP and CFP reforms for decades. It just won't happen, the agriculture lobbyists, vetoes and France ensure that.
There is no time left to save our soil, fewer than 100 harvests according to some.
The UK's entire net contribution to the EU for the last budget, 66 billion, was wasted on failed policy to halt biodiversity loss according to the EU's own auditors.
https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications?did=53892
https://www.arc2020.eu/cap-billions-spent-on-biodiversity-with-little-impact-auditors/
Since 1972... I don't hold out hope of them fixing it
https://www.wur.nl/en/research-results/research-institutes/economic-research/show-wecr/towards-a-more-effective-common-agricultural-policy.htm
The replacement Agriculture Policy has removed production subsidy. Problem solved. Now it's time for solutions like regenerative farming and controlled environment agriculture.
Should have stayed in the single market though, unnecessary disruption. And I love disruption.
Fair enough, I just don’t really have faith that the UK is genuinely going to make any changes that have the desired positive impact, at least not on a national/regulatory level. I would be happy to be proven wrong on a large scale!!
We already have a new agriculture policy that does not incentivise production
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/how-has-uk-agricultural-policy-changed-since-brexit/