@JuliaHB1
But Julia, what about Market Forces?
Surely farmers are no more worthy of distorting them than, say, thick, stupid tube drivers
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@markwri589 always need some regulation to prevent exploitation. Which is why we have the minimum wage, for instance
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@JuliaHB1 why not add 20p to a litre of petrol so those poor Saudis can get a decent price for their oil... - End of conversation
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@MissLauraMarcus not a 100% free market: always needs some regulation to prevent cartels (supermarkets) exploiting small suppliers/customers -
@JuliaHB1@MissLauraMarcus 100% right. Free market needs to be enhanced by ethical behaviour - this is anything but ethical by supermkts -
@fistofJewry
@JuliaHB1 Oh come ON! Ever heard about the scorpion and the frog? You can't ask them to play nicely; you have to regulate them -
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@JuliaHB1 I don't! But those who vote for party that supports unbridled capitalism have to face the consequences#dairyfarmers -
@MissLauraMarcus@JuliaHB1 what you're talking about is market abuse, as already explained. As much to do with capitalism as#corbyn -
@fistofJewry
@MissLauraMarcus@JuliaHB1 So let's pay them 30p a litre & ask them to stop claiming taxpayer money just cos they own land?
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@JuliaHB1 And clearly label your meat as Halal or not at the same time. Yours, one who cares about animal suffering not a stone age book.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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We can buy
#Fairtrade coffee, why not#milk as well?@JuliaHB1@SParkerGGGThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@AceBranigan@JuliaHB1@kh_99 Arla cooperative owned by +3000#British dairy farmers. Our milk made into@cravendalepic.twitter.com/QlJvQBpGig
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@mags2milkyway@JuliaHB1@kh_99@Cravendale The best stuff. Drink nothing else. -
@AceBranigan@JuliaHB1@kh_99@Cravendale Thank you, it is appreciated.
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@JuliaHB1 All very well, Julia, but there's a surplus at the root of it that has to be dealt with.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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