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"John Morgan" wrote in message ... Jim Webster wrote in message ... "John Morgan" wrote in message ... Hedges are important reserves for species that previously occupied niches in the 'wildwood' and it is because of this, not for their landscape value or their 'naturalness', that they are objects for conservation today. The problem is that they are a management tool which is, in many cases, no longer necessary [...] If the state wishes to preserve these obsolete practices then obviously the state should pay for their preservation Spot on, Jim. We_should_, indeed we must, pay farmers for good stewardship, raising some of the money in the form of fines levied on those who practise bad stewardship. As I'm sure you're aware, it's not your land you are farming, it belongs to your children and mine. I've got my cheque book ready! How much do you need? none, just arrange for food to be sold at an economic price. You can then pay benefit to those who cannot afford food. But remember for every quango that tells me this is good stewardship, another ngo wanders by and wants me to stop it immediately because it is bad so I do what my ancestors have done, we just ignore them all because by the time you can change to do what they tell you, they'll be telling you to do something different Jim Webster |
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Jim Webster wrote in message
... "John Morgan" wrote in message ... Jim Webster wrote in message ... [...] If the state wishes to preserve these obsolete practices then obviously the state should pay for their preservation Spot on, Jim. We_should_, indeed we must, pay farmers for good stewardship, raising some of the money in the form of fines levied on those who practise bad stewardship. As I'm sure you're aware, it's not your land you are farming, it belongs to your children and mine. I've got my cheque book ready! How much do you need? none, just arrange for food to be sold at an economic price. You can then pay benefit to those who cannot afford food. I've already tried that. They used the money to make more children, who then, out of desperation, felled all the forest on the mountains above their town and got drowned in this week's flood. But remember for every quango that tells me this is good stewardship, another ngo wanders by and wants me to stop it immediately because it is bad. That's because they are making decisions without talking to the people on the ground. I do not envisage decisions on methods of stewardship being implimented without lengthy discussion right across the board. so I do what my ancestors have done, we just ignore them all because by the time you can change to do what they tell you, they'll be telling you to do something different. Can't say I blame you. |
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