
Anthony Coughlan: Why Brexit should be accompanied by Irexit
Economically and psychologically, Ireland is closer to Boston than Berlin, and to Britain than Germany.
Economically and psychologically, Ireland is closer to Boston than Berlin, and to Britain than Germany.
Problems that it may cause our nearest and closest neighbour would also be problems for us.
The sector is already a success story – this is a chance to make it even better.
Exports are up more than 70 per cent.
My worry is that we will end up simply substituting EU immigration with non-EU. We need to buy time to train our own workforce up.
Tomorrow marks the anniversary of Peel moving his great measure – to which much of the Lords was also opposed.
The effects of Britain’s EU experience and of the Trump admistration’s stance are two big unknowns.
Do we want a New Zealand model of little or no support, or a Norwegian model of high levels of support designed to keep farmers on the land?
Neither “Stop it or we’ll leave” nor “OK, we’ll comply but give us time” are good enough
Escape from the EU’s free trade rules gives us the opportunity to introduce a wide range of new welfare measures.
Farmers serve our national security, boost our exports and sculpt our environment.
Funding for EU programmes in the UK will be maintained until 2020 – just as Vote Leave promised.
An independent Britain could maintain financial support for agriculture whilst lifting the burden of EU red tape.
I believe that this organisation is incapable of providing a swift or lasting solution to problems.
I have sat round the table at dozens of council meetings where we worked together, through well-developed networks, to protect our environment.