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UK: Farmers Stage Tractor Protest in Central London

  • #United Kingdom
  • #Agriculture
UK: Farmers Stage Tractor Protest in Central London
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MAR 2024
Image copyright: Leon Neal/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated MAR 2024

The Spin

Left narrative

Brexiteers had pledged that the farming sector would be better off if the UK, which imports nearly half of its food and has traditionally neglected domestic production, left the EU. Unsurprisingly, the country is now on the brink of major food shortages due to a combination of border checks that brought confusion, ill-planned subsidies, and price pressure from retailers.

Guardian

Right narrative

Though post-Brexit agricultural policies do play a role in the current farming crisis, these are only minor factors within a much wider problem. Following farming protests in France and Germany, it was only a matter of time before British farmers escalated their demonstrations. Unsustainable high productions costs, crop losses, and slow economic growth throughout Europe cannot be blamed solely on Brexit.

The Telegraph

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