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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....
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