[Tinkerbell]

I made a similar point recently to the BBC - we have seen a rundown in our own farming industry. Rather patronisingly farmers were advised, yet again recently, to diversify with holiday accommodation being one such recommendation, whilst rearing less livestock or producing less cereals, etc.

In the meantime, our government gives grant aid to less developed areas of the world and encourages them to start new industries. Vegetables and flowers in particular spring to mind, from Africa etc. There probably isn't a market for these products where they are produced, so they need to be flown to Europe etc. - thereby increasing emissions, which our government purports to be so concerned about and tells us that increased taxes need to be levied, in the hope of reducing air travel! The knock-on effect of higher taxes for air transportation will probably make the products we in the UK import too expensive to sell - so eventually we stop buying from abroad. Where then do these countries then sell their flowers and vegetables?

And if we ceased to import these products, where are the UK producers who have gone out of business supposed to be found - Scilly Isles and Cornish flowers, vegetables etc. to name a couple?

What is the logic behind all these decisions?