British farmers were forced into a frantic online scramble for vital government funding this week, and the entire pot was effectively exhausted in hours. So many people within farming have spoken to me about this - there is genuine fury out there. Rightly so.
Finished, before the working day was even over. A farmer’s working day, at least.
These are working farms, livelihoods, food production and businesses trying to plan for the future. The Government, this week and far beyond, has treated them like shit. To be honest. I am sick of it.
The Government knew demand would be enormous. It was obvious - yet thousands of farmers have now missed out.
What an insulting way to run British agricultural policy.
Farmers cannot make long-term decisions when government schemes operate on a first-come, first-served scramble.
Britain needs its farmers. OBVIOUSLY.
We need domestic food production. We need thriving rural communities. We need family farms that can plan years ahead rather than sitting at a PC desperately refreshing a useless government website.
British farmers deserve so much better.
Restore Britain will always back them, and we will deliver one thing farmers crave above all else.
Financial stability.
The ability to plan and invest, to pass their farm down to their children.
The Restore Britain policy position in three words?
LET FARMERS FARM.