Friday, August 16, 2013

Devolution and agriculture

Devolution raises some tricky issues about who can do what and this interesting and informative blog post looks at a dispute involving the Welsh Assembly Government and the Westminster government that has gone to the UK Supreme Court: Devolution

Friday, August 09, 2013

Getting agreement on CAP is near impossible

Reflecting on the outcome of the CAP negotiations, NFU president Peter Kendall is critical of the decision-making process, saying that it is near impossible to reach agreement: Kendall. He makes a good point, but how could one start to change it, given the range of interests and institutions that have a stake in the way decisions are made?