▪️A huge surge in calls from farmers to mental health support lines since the Labour government announced inheritance tax on family farms. ▪️9 out of 10 British farmers, aged under 40, said poor mental health was one of the sector's biggest problems. #WorldMentalHealthDay

Three people in the UK farming and agricultural industry die by suicide every week, according to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). #WorldMentalHealthDay

Italy 🇮🇹

Ultra-processed food as a % of household purchases (Europe). The UK is the only country on this map to be over 50%. And look at the huge difference between UK and France/Italy/Spain.

Keir Starmer and the Labour government has pledged £35m for overseas conservation schemes – including supporting lemurs in Madagascar - yet they are wilfully punishing the custodians of the British countryside - British farmers.

Ridiculous.

Shameful. Over 6,000 farming businesses have shut since Labour came into power.

Jeremy Clarkson. ⬇️

“We’ve set out a roadmap for farming which has been welcomed by farmers.” ~ Keir Starmer This is total bullshit. The Labour government’s roadmap {inheritance tax} for farming hasn’t been welcomed by farmers. It’s been wholeheartedly condemned.

Try telling that to the workers in over 6,000 farm businesses that have shut since you became Prime Minister.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a UK wide supermarket chain that only sells UK produced food with higher supermarket purchase prices given to farmers. It would also be more environmentally sustainable due to lower food transportation mileages compared to imported overseas food.

The public have already had enough of the Labour government and their po-faced, sanctimonious hypocrisy. They promised “integrity” and yet they are rotten to the core just like the Tory government. Two cheeks of the same backside. As I discussed with Kevin O'Sullivan | Talk

Angela Rayner POCKETS £17,000 'golden goodbye' after quitting over stamp duty scandal. “Labour spouts a treasure trove of statements that THEY are now GUILTY for themselves! She rallied against this.” Kevin O'Sullivan | James Melville 🚜

The Labour government has committed £70m to foreign aid food security while diminishing food security in the UK with inheritance tax on family farms. Shameful misplaced priorities.

Local and national governments are telling farmers to diversify their farming but local governments are then often preventing and reducing obstructing farmers when they try and diversify. Case study: Jeremy Clarkson and his farm shop and restaurant.

Plastering solar panels on thousands of acres of prime farmland is not a solution. It’s a major food security problem.

“I buy avocados that are grown in Mexico and shipped to the UK.” “I buy tomatoes that are grown in Morocco and shipped to the UK.” “I buy quinoa that is grown in Bolivia and shipped to the UK.” "Red meat from local UK farmers should be reduced. It’s bad for the planet.” 🤷‍♂️

Another promise by Labour that hasn’t happened.