On 25 January, towns in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, from Land’s End to Shetland and from the Giant’s Causeway to Dover, will see farmers gathering to thank the British public for their overwhelming support, and to underline to parliamentarians that our campaign will not stop until the tax is finally subject to consultation and proper scrutiny.
Three simple messages
The NFU will join NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland and the Ulster Farmers’ Union for the National Day of Unity.
The day’s events will vary from region to region but three simple messages will run through all of them:
- This tax is badly thought out and will crush family farming in Britain.
- The wonderful support of the public means everything to farmers.
- We are not going away. This will go on as long as it needs to go on.
“This date will give everyone that wants to an opportunity to support family farms from right across the UK.”
NFU President Tom Bradshaw
Speaking as one
Making the announcement, NFU President Tom Bradshaw said: “Farmers haven’t taken this destructive policy lying down and we won’t give up. There is too much at risk – our families, our future, our heritage and the undermining of the very sector that produces a safe, secure supply of British food.
“This date will give everyone that wants to an opportunity to support family farms from right across the UK, to show unity and strength, and for farmers and growers to speak as one in our call for government to stop the family farm tax.
“We are so grateful to members of the British public for their ongoing support on this issue. The 25th is not just a day for the farming community to show unity, but anyone who believes Britain’s family farms, and the high quality food they produce, deserve to be better valued and supported.”
Details of the individual events in each region of England, and across the other home nations, will be released in January, with specific plans led by NFU farming leaders in those areas.
