As one of you is about to become Prime Minister of this Country, I have been following your hustings and interviews with interest but am dismayed that neither of you appear to be grasping the dire situation many people are in with regard to the basic necessities of life.

1. Food
2. Water
3. Housing

Without these 3 essentials life itself is in peril – we are seeing this overseas now – Sri Lanka is a great example.

To date the Conservative Government has slavishly adopted Net Zero policies which are severely inhibiting the production of food in the UK.

DEFRA is diverting land use from food production to tree planting under the ELMs Scheme. Tenant Farmers are having their tenancies terminated because Landlords can get greater rents from Corporate Tree Planters.

The Environment Agencies discouragement of dredging rivers has lead to flooding in places where historically it has not been seen and their silly rewilding ideas have lead to a lack of management of heath and woodland making it more susceptible to wildfires.

Badly regulated Water Companies are punishing householders and Farmers for their lack of investment in Water storage – which again is impacting badly on food production. 

Rural Housing is being taken up by folk fleeing the Cities making it ever more difficult to secure housing for Agricultural labour Farmers and Farm workers who need to live near their work to ensure animal welfare.

The Rural Economy is important, not because it earns foreign investment but because it feeds people.

If you cannot understand that you do not deserve to be in public office.

If you cannot or will not put in place policies which will promote British farming and food production, then the UK Independence Party can and will challenge your defeatist attitudes at every step.

P A Bryant

UK Independence Party – Spokesperson for Agricultural