Off Topic Chazz's Book Club.

First of all the subsidies are being reduced bit by bit, many farmers would prefer to work without them and indeed some already do. Many of the subsidies that are available are not directly farming related, re wilding, tree planting and eco type things.

The value of goods produced is also hard to find. Milk alone is over 4 billion but it wasn't clear if that was ex farm price or supermarket price. There are some suggestions that farming in the uk is worth 120 billion.

It seems to be a thing at the moment to attack british farming from all angles, yet our green and pleasant lands are able to support all forms of agriculture and have enough left over for leisure and the wild animals.

Buy local and seasonal is the key.

 

Very true, usually tastes better as well

 

I wouldn't scoff, always worth reading the thoughts of proper intellectuals like Benn who may have opposing views to your own.

 

I would hope that his first piece of advice he gives to his grandbains is 'don't give your kid a girl's name like I did to your Dad'.


Unless they're girls, obvs.

 

I am struggling to back up the figures quoted by a Professor in land use from Hull University. Though this article backs up the subsidy part:
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...-farmers-reform-subsidies-british-agriculture
I also stumbled across this quote;
“Last year the average farm made £2,100 from agriculture and £28,300 from subsidies. The typical cereal farmer actually lost £9,500 by farming cereals.”

The Times, 4 August 2016

The focus of the workshop was certainly not attacking british farming. The dialogue was a part of WWF working closely with farming organisations to ensure the best use of our land, in terms of food production, climate change and nature. Leaders of national farming organisations were guest speakers. The government are certainly redirecting farming subsidies to encourage such activities as rewilding, carbon sequencing and arable farming rather than livestock. 75% of farmland is used for livestock (or providing food for livestock). However this is clearly not sustainable.
If anything, supermarkets were the focus of attack. The thought of the big 5 dictating what farmers are able to sell at (and that is at a loss) is frankly ridiculous.

 

And to prove your last point the boss or ex boss of Tesco has just been appointed minister of supplying things.

 

Bit of shameless self promo but anyone who has tried to publish a book will know that you need to overcome being too shy about it!
My debut novel, Melting in the Middle, can be ordered from all good bookshops, the publisher (Troubador) or of course Amazon, (although the others need the money more).
It’s NOT about Hull City but the central character experiences the highs and lows familiar to any City fan, and knows his football. He runs the line for his son’s Saturday morning team while (simultaneously) trying to organise his love life, can talk Inter Milan’s European Cup history with his Italian work colleague, and he finds John Motson at his side on a regular basis with a running commentary on his life. It does seem to have appealed to men of a certain age and has been glowingly reviewed by a few people in the Southern Supporters Group. Have a look at the reviews on here if you want to get a flavour, and if you do read it, let me know what you think. Thanks.

Melting In The Middle - Troubador Book Publishing
Amazon.co.uk:Customer reviews: Melting in the Middle

 

Well you've just took my cash off me mate, looking forward to reading it.
Oh yes, it says a comedy, hope your writing's more funny then you are on here

 

Is it a biography of BCC?

 

Cheers, Rover, hope you enjoy it.
I never try to compete with the comedians on here.

 

Good luck.
We ought to establish a city fans writers group.

 

sounds like the comedy pete versus life, which was very funny so might give it a go

 

Old post but that is my cousin so excellent to see his literature popping up

 

I would be one of them. Shameless self promotion again! It's the only promotion I am likely to see this year.
Oleg the Giant is a children's book about a young giant trying to come terms with being different. It's on Amazon or you can get it postage free from the publishers:
https://olympiapublishers.com/books/oleg-the-giant

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Out of interest is your royalty the same whether it's book or kindle purchase?

 

Thanks for asking. Better royalty from the book than from Kindle and in particular the book from either publisher direct or a bookshop. Amazon royalty predictably much lower even for a book! But of course it suits people to buy from Amazon or as an e-book, and any sales welcome!
What I would say from personal experience of buying books from bookshops recently is they do now seem to be order a book and get it really quickly AND don't charge for delivery (at least that's my experience) so buying from Amazon for reasons of speedy delivery no longer seems to apply. And Jeff Bezos really doesn't need the money.

 

Bugger, I'll have to get my wallet out and go to the shops then! Funny though, I've ordered books online from a bookshop (Blackwells in Oxford, so a reputable outfit) but the order is fulfilled and delivered by Amazon. Never know where stuff's coming from these days...

 

Well I might as well get some self promotion in.
Check out Neal Hardin.
He's a great crime writer with 12 books on amazon.

 

Self-promotion? Oh go on then... https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/not-all-ticket

 

I’m just reading Josh Widdicombe’s book, watching neighbours twice a day ….he’s not my favourite comedian but if you are around my age ( thirties) it is so true and good memories , all about TV programmes and growing up in the nineties ….. anyone remember Ghostwatch that bbc put out in the nineties? Fake live thing from a “ haunted house”