Quality Meat Scotland chief Jim McClaren’s message could not have been starker.He outlined a “doomsday scenario” for the sheep industry
Farming Matters: If You Build It They Will Come
Farming Matters:When They Go Low, We Go High
“this Scottish Parliament belongs to the people of Scotland”
Farming Matters:In Plain Sight
“It sometimes feels that it isn’t just our powers that are being diminished but the very symbols of our nationhood”
Farming Matters:”Wish You Were Here”?
“Far from being a reason for putting independence even further into the back burner, recent events – Salisbury, Syria, Brexit – make the case for living in a Scotland that wishes to be one of the good guys appealing and increasingly urgent.”
Farming Matters: Taking Back Control
“The unequal nature of Theresa May’s “precious union” means that we are once again caught in the gravitational pull of a government we didn’t vote for.
Sporting Matters: Who Crushes a Butterfly on a Wheel?
“From its earliest days, it felt like a policy designed to needlessly insult those who were aware of it “
Farming Matters: Actually Now Is The Time
You reach a point – I got to it a while ago – when you wonder why we didn’t sail off into the sunset a long time ago.
Farming Matters: The Price of Everything
“The whole point of the Union project is to prevent any economic activity that benefits Scotland and increases our ability to be independent and gives us confidence to run our own country. “
Farming Matters: Who Speaks For Scotland?
“Yesterday, the Scotland Brexit Minister, Mike Russell, delivered an intelligent, honest and statesmanlike speech”
Farming Matters:Food Matters
“Food security is perhaps chief amongst the responsibilities of our politicians. “
