Rich Farmers and Subsidies (sent to Grauniad and Independent)

[Peter Hack]

                 16 Algiers St
                 Windmill Hil
                 BS3 4LP

                 0117 9635309

Sir, 
        It is telling of the pervasive rural influence
of the landowning classes that neither the Scottish
Parliamnet or the Welsh Assembly were big enough to
publish a register that in itself would alomost equal
the value of the industry (Rich landowners and EU
subsidies 23/03/05). This influence is such that it is
notable that Oxfam not a conservation body is driving
this most basic CAP reform.

        Your report fails to detail the
ever-increasing size of holdings driven in part by the
design  of subsidy or that openess at a European level
is vital for reform of this perverse, unjust and
archaic yet enormous EU budget that consistently
resists change. 

                Peter Hack

PS

  I spent many years trying to persuade FoE to run
such a Right to Know/ Small Farms campaign and feel
some of the credit for this is mine!!!! 

So now you know..........!



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