{"id":145904,"date":"2024-01-29T10:02:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T10:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/?p=145904"},"modified":"2024-01-29T10:02:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T10:02:01","slug":"scottish-farmers-protest-farmers-are-getting-pushed-to-the-limit-weve-had-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/scottish-farmers-protest-farmers-are-getting-pushed-to-the-limit-weve-had-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish farmers\u2019 protest: \u201cFarmers are getting pushed to the limit \u2013 We\u2019ve had enough\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Scottish countryside, the rallying cry \u201cIt\u2019s occurring<\/em>\u201d echoes as farmers join the wave of protests happening across Europe. Their grievances are diverse, but the common thread is dissatisfaction with the status quo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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For the Scottish farmers, the protest was about restrictions being placed on farmers relating to Cairngorms National Park. What sparked the protest was a scheme to re-introduce beavers in the area which was done without consultation. \u201cThe park provides control more than aid to those living and working in the area<\/em>,\u201d a farmers\u2019 representative said.<\/p>\n

Joseph Stalin called the Ukrainian farmers \u201cenemies of the state<\/em>.\u201d As History<\/em> noted in a 2019 article, the Soviet Union dictator wanted both to replace Ukraine\u2019s small farms with state-run collectives and punish independence-minded Ukrainians who posed a threat to his totalitarian authority. By expropriating the farms, the state took control of food production. As a result, an estimated 3.9 \u2013 7 million starved to death.<\/p>\n

History quoted Alex de Waal who said: \u201cThe Ukrainian famine was a clear case of a man-made famine<\/em>.\u201d He described it as \u201ca hybrid of a famine caused by calamitous social-economic policies and one aimed at a particular population for repression or punishment<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, 100 years later, governments across Europe are targeting farmers primarily in the name of \u201cclimate change<\/em>\u201d and \u201cgreen<\/em>\u201d policies. The result? As history has proved, a man-made famine.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear when the Scottish protest shown in the videos below took place, the location or the reasons the farmers and their supporters decided to take action. Those who have been sharing the videos on virtual communication networks have not provided these details. However, The Scottish Farmer<\/em> reported a protest held in Grantown-on-Spey on January 15 at the headquarters of Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA).<\/p>\n

\u201cThey rallied 21 tractors, a Unimog truck, and Land Rovers through Grantown before a meeting took place with CNPA board members<\/em>,\u201d The Scottish Farmer<\/em> wrote.<\/p>\n

This description appears to fit the vehicles that can be seen driving through a Scottish town in the first of the videos below, which may indicate this is the same protest. In the third video, the farmer can be heard discussing rules being imposed on farmers for the sake of the national park, which would also seem to indicate it is the protest described by The Scottish Farmers<\/em>\u2019 article.<\/p>\n

The protest in Grantown-on-Spey was over the lack of engagement regarding the re-introduction of beavers into the area.<\/p>\n

Cairngorms National Park was established in 2003. In 2010, the area of the park was extended. Within the national park, many areas have conservation designations: there are 19 Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and 46 Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Roughly 18,000 people reside within the park.<\/p>\n

National Farmers Union Highland regional manager Ian Wilson said: \u201cThe fact that the Cairngorms Park has not delivered and worked with farmers and crofters is a concern, as the government considered setting out even more national parks. The park provides control more than aid to those living and working in the area<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert MacDonald is the chairman of the Cairngorms Crofters and Farmers Group and a local farmer from Grantown-on-Spey. He said the protest followed long-running concerns. \u201cThe promises we received 20 years ago were of benefit to the agricultural community. Yet the focus of the park is on conservation and rewilding, this is secluding farmers<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey seem to have a conservation policy which is not taking into account the crofters, farmers and land managers in the national park unless they are fully committed to rewilding<\/em>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the beaver release that brought it all to a head because it was really done without consultation to the land managers directly<\/em>,\u201d he added. \u201cAs seen on the River Spey with the re-introduction of beavers, this is negatively affecting people\u2019s livelihoods<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also highlighted that the government views the park as a \u201ccarbon-clearance<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to consider where our food comes from<\/em>,\u201d MacDonald said.<\/p>\n

Below are three videos being shared on virtual communication networks regarding the Scottish farmers\u2019 protest.<\/p>\n

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Well done them . @JamesMelville<\/a> @EvaVlaar<\/a> The Scotish country folk have had enough. pic.twitter.com\/tr2cNm95rY<\/a><\/p>\n

— Gareth Wyn Jones (@1GarethWynJones) January 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n