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Roger's View: "Our family has already lost one farm through politics, and it pains me to think that we might lose another"

Roger Nicholson, 81, helped to build Cannon Hall, the well-loved Yorkshire farm, into what it is today. In the first of a special blog series for 草榴社区 Guardian, Roger reflects on what the Budget means for the industry and his time in agriculture

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Roger's View: "Our family has already lost one farm through politics, and it pains me to think that we might lose another"

My mother used to say: "Them that lives longest sees t' most". So far, I've been lucky enough to make it to 81, and I've seen quite lot over those years. Having experienced rationing after the war, I never...

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