Winter’s Haven

Nigel Johnson-Hill has a farmer friend who received a £3000 payment from the UK government for not raising pigs. Nigel decided that he wanted to enter the business, and he wrote a hilarious letter to the Secretary of State to request information:

In your opinion what is the best kind of farm not to rear pigs on, and which is the best breed of pigs not to rear? I want to be sure I approach this endeavour in keeping with all government policies, as dictated by the EU under the Common Agricultural Policy. I would prefer not to rear bacon pigs. But if this is not the type you want not rearing, I will just as gladly not rear porkers.

Kudos to Sallie James of Cato for bringing this to the attention of the blogosphere.

I don’t know the precise amount of money my parents make not growing wheat, but it’s on the same order of magnitude.

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