muckymanor
Well-Known Member
MF240s post above about coal is a great example, the national herd must be reduced but we can import coal from Colombia for less than we can produce our own or cut turf for?
Isn't it very evident then that trade and trade deals for industry trumps agriculture and the environment. In fact, the problem with industry is two fold - they are big emitters of CO2 and other pollutants while at the same time they are influencing government to pawn off agriculture (which has existed since the beginning of man) so that they can sell their industrial products into countries in a trade deal which sees us import food from these countries which was not produced in as green of manner as we can produce food in our own country.
Europe and the Green Party are pushing this green agenda which they claim is totally about improving the environment. But the simple fact is that it has very little to do with the environment and everything to do with making money.
The Greens have sold their souls to Europe. They are well aware that Europe's Environmental push is about making money but the Greens want to piggyback it in order to achieve the environmental targets that their members want. But are their members so fickle that they are willing to sacrifice agriculture as we know it in Europe and Ireland while at the same time meeting our food requirements by importing food which is not sustainably produced?
Food needs to get scarce. There won't be much point owning a VW, Audi or BMW if you don't have the energy to steer it because of starvation!