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So we are out - and everyone is running around like headless chickens proclaiming the end of the world .
There ' s more post Brexit coverage than there was pre ... you can ' t open a newspaper or turn on the tv without being confronted by it . Negativity is the overwhelming feeling being portrayed .
But look out of the window – the sky is not falling ... and as far as membership of the EU is concerned , I think that we would all agree that something had to change .
The definition of madness is continuing to do the same thing and expecting a different outcome .
I would liken our membership of the EU to this statement . It would have been so easy to continue treading the same path , business as usual - so to speak - and continue to moan and express our dissatisfaction at the state of the EU as a whole .
Unsurprisingly , Scotland are still hell bent on Grexit ( Great Britain Exit ) seemingly having an insatiable desire to join the EU whatever the cost .
But the majority has spoken and now we must look ahead , not behind . Let ' s all just take a breath and consider the opportunity that the country now has – we can make our own decisions without being dictated to and having tied hands on our own legislation .
Let ' s consider first and foremost perhaps , a more United Kingdom , after all , that ' s what we should be , isn ' t it ? Can ' t we all work together to make Britain great again ? Can ' t we put aside the petty squabbles and in-fighting – get our heads together and plan for a future together – because together we are stronger .
It ' s going to take some time to extract ourselves from all of the EU ' strings & ties ' – and so nothing much will change over this period . But it ' s quite clear that farming & agriculture should be first and foremost in the minds of the politicians when it comes to ongoing industry support – if everyone still wants to eat , that is !
There is no doubt that change is hard . But nothing that is easy is ever worth doing ....
Andrew Poulton , Editor
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