Agriculture Bill demonstration - Northallerton. Sept 25th

 

Northallerton Demonstration against trashing of food and animal welfare standards by Agriculture Bill.   We are appalled at the casual destruction of years of hard work invested into the improvement of food and farming standards.  How can this government be so crass?

Ebony is NOT amused.

..and neither is he.

Email to Mr Johnson, PM, re exclusion of journalists from press conference.

Dear Boris Johnson,

You must be aware that to exclude journalists is moving in the direction of totalitarianism? You must know this if I do!  Why do you feel the need to do this?  Are you not proud of what you have done and intend to do?  I am truly shocked at where this country seems now to be heading. Mr Cummings was seen to be very unpleasant to a very polite reporter on the TV clip. We do not want to end up in the arms of Trump. We don't want our NHS sold off in bits. Please reconsider your direction of travel.

There's some excellent graffiti like this in Knaresborough on the wall between Iles Lane and the Pool .  Fear has got us to this terrible state of leaving our nearest trading neighbours.  Let's deal with it by pointing out who is stoking it up.  The recent clip of Cummings being rude to a polite reporter is chilling, as is the fact that Downing St picked and chose the journalists allowed into the recent press 'conference'.

So what can I do?  I'll share evidence of the fearmongering and lying, sign petitions, and join and support groups who are addressing  these vital issues.

At home I'll continue efforts to use fewer and fewer resources, in particular fuel and water.   e.g. I now collect the cold water at the start of a shower or kitchen tap and use it to flush the loo or water plants.  You might say this is paltry, but  it helps a bit and lots of bits add up...