By Scottish Crofting Federation chief executive, Patrick Krause NUMBER ONE on the wish-list is, of course, that Covid-19 passes and as few as possible suffer from it, either directly or indirectly. Many will though, and heartfelt good wishes to all who do. Population-wide vaccination and immunity would be a great thing to wish for. Economically recovery from the pandemic will take time and Brexit, the way things are going, looks certain to prolong this. So another on the wish-list is that our relationship with Europe and all our trading partners, and our sheep trade, is not harmed too much by this shambles. The Scottish Crofting Federation were part of a meeting with Michael Gove and George Eustice recently where they claimed everything would be fine, so that’s ok then.
Steps that must be taken for crofting to thrive post Brexit By Contributor Published: 13:00, 19 December 2020
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As I write, we still donât know whether we will get a Brexit deal or not.
The UK Government seems to think that you can have all the benefits of being in a club without paying a membership fee or obeying the current and future rules â ignorance, arrogance or incompetence?
Either way, we are ill-served by our elected representatives in Westminster. If an MPâs pension was linked to the average price of a wether lamb at Lairg, then they might not be so cavalier with the livelihoods of others.