[Driller]

Originally Posted by staggeringman

serious question............driller what have you got against farmers?
i love the countryside and everything to do with it, you seem to have a problem with it ? so what you getting at?

OK Staggerman, I’ve made a couple of comments on this site re-farmers (and the Countryside Alliance) as far as farmers go its nothing personal, I know that for some it’s a struggle, but I will criticise the industry as a whole.
At the start of the fuel protests “farmers for action” along with the CA turned up in 40k gas guzzling range rovers to blockaded fuel depots and in the next breath they say they are all skint! They gave out deadlines and openly stated the intent to “bring down” the Government, I’d call that holding the country to ransom.
During the disaster of the foot and mouth crisis, which of course was horrendous for farmers with cattle, full compensation was given yet leaders of the industry complained that not enough had been done.
The Countryside Alliance gives the impression of an organisation upholding the virtues, heritage and traditions of the country. In my opinion they are just a branch of the Tory party except they flaunt laws they happen to dislike, and have used violence to get their point across.
The countryside is a treasure for everyone and the people that live and work there know a lot more than me on how it should be run, it’s the “get orf my land” brigade I’ve got a problem with.

It’s clear my comments don’t go down well with the majority of members, fair enough, I’ve had my rant.