Farming
The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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Farmers who have waited months for their government subsidy payments will receive interest on all money delayed beyond the end of June, David Miliband has announced. The environment secretary apologised for the “real distress” caused in the past year by the delays to the single payment scheme (SPS), but said that more than 90 per… Read more »
Farmers still waiting for their subsidies to be delivered would be “absolutely livid” to hear of naked antics at the government agency responsible, a union leader has warned. President of the National Farmers’ union (NFU) Peter Kendall said many people who had waited months to be given the single farm payments (SFP) they were entitled… Read more »
