Yep.
He said that there had been "with little to no complaint " when there has been plenty.
You seem to suggest that all pensioners are going to freeze!
Or Supermarkets could lower their profit expectations!!
I am serious. I am aware of previous farmers gripes and complaints, but I am not aware of a protest of this scale before, with them driving to Downing Street and flooding the media. Even the first two links you posted demonstrate this with “take to Tesco to task” and “complain over supermarkets” etc being as radical as it’s got. Maybe I have missed it but the current protests seems another level entirely. Why now?
If more people bought locally it would be fairer and more sustainable . . . Remember those cheap veg from supermarkerts are also being driven round in lorries, flung through distribution depots and also have to sustain profits . . . lots of that comes from the continent, so malking things worse both ends of the stick!
DO you need some, there are several outlets near here ;-)
By “little to no complaint” I am talking in the context of now and I was speaking relatively and figuratively. My feeling is that there has been little to no complain relative to the mobilizing which is happening at the moment. If this was not clear from my initial post then fair enough. I hope it is now.
Because the government made it a key item in the budget and people are presumably paying attention. No point protesting when people aren't listening.
Wait for Clarkson The Musical and we can have a public vote.
Yes but I think the point they don't seem to have protested or done much until now
Personally I havnt read it that way
Eh? Isn't one of the points of protest to get people to listen?
there’s always a tipping point?
The reality is that @Bozza is right that the (actual) farmers were already dissatisfied, and you are also right that the scale of protest is only now evident.
The other issues have drip-fed over years and gradually accumulated…….this is a single issue, big hit by a new government so presents an opportunity for the revolting farmers. Pretty simple really.
Apologies. I missed the bit about little or no complaint. Still, in relative terms the complaint does not map to the million-man convoy to Parliament that was being celebrated on the radio this morning (and all day, in fact), triggered by those pesky socialists. It is a mild grumble by comparison.