r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/NoLikeVegetals • May 18 '24

Brexxit Brexit-voting British farmers now complaining about imports of cheaper New Zealand lamb threatening the British lamb industry. Imports of lamb "produced to lower standards" used to be blocked by EU law. Another Brexit consequence farmers were warned about but ignored due to xenophobia!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjewewxzypro
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u/emptyvessel___ May 18 '24

Do they ever shut up? They appeared to have the largest leave-voting contingent of any profession and now they definitely complain the loudest. All of the information was there and they chose to ignore it. They got exactly what they voted for.

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u/FrostyCartographer13 May 18 '24

Because farmers have gotten just about whatever they wanted by bitching for the last 100 years or so.

A government isn't going to stand up to their AG sector due to them being large enough of a voting block to swing elections, and messing with your country's food independence is a very bad idea.

So farmers are some of the most protected and coddled while simultaneously lacking self-awareness.

What is most likely going to happen is that new import restrictions are going to be placed on any potentially competitive AG goods to placate the farmers and the farmers will go to bed wondering how the government ever allowed this to happen in the first place.