Farming is key here but many people are struggling to put bread on the table, and crying out for politics to engage with a system in crisis
The Conservatives are defending a 16,000 majority in the rural constituency of North Cornwall, where the cost of living crisis has hit hard.The Conservatives are defending a 16,000 majority in the rural constituency of North Cornwall, where the cost of living crisis has hit hard.
In addition, Harvey says, high interest rates coupled with rising fuel prices and increased costs of inputs such as fertiliser “are creating extraordinary financial pressure” on farmers. The post-Brexit switch from EU subsidies for simply owning land to a regime where farmers are paid for environmental improvement is a good idea, he says, but delays have left farmers struggling. “The delivery has been poor and farming incomes have been challenged in the intervening period.
They applied for levelling up funding to build a food-packing area and disabled toilets. “They said we ticked all the boxes and were definitely going to get it,” said India. “We’d actually recruited for the new jobs. Then they said, actually, we’ve been oversubscribed, and we’re not giving you anything. It really left us in the lurch. We hope we will still be able to do it, but it will take longer.
Food is also an issue here, where the former NatWest bank has been converted to a community larder. It usually opens every Wednesday enabling anyone in the local area to pick up basics such as pasta, rice, tea and hygiene and sanitary products, but is now being renovated after winning a £90,000 levelling up grant. There is also a “fresh food fill-up” on Saturday, offering short-dated food donated by supermarkets through the FareShare charity.
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