Richard Williams

Longbourn Flock of North Country Cheviots & Warwickshire farmer with a bit of added contracting trying to making a go of it.

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@kingkapoor72 When I was at primary school a couple of Sikh gentleman came in to tell us about Sikhism. Their Kirpan was a curved dagger about 4” long and completely blunt. You’d bruise someone if you stabbed them. I hope your people don’t get tarnished. Bad apples in all barrels

[Robert Jenrick @RobertJenrick]

Don’t let them eat cake!

Just when you thought you’d heard it all from Labour, this happened…

Labour run Bassetlaw District Council, which covers part of my constituency, is imposing a tax on people selling homemade cakes or fresh eggs from boxes at their front gates.

They’ve set this absurd tax at an astonishing £1,007. Yes, you read that correctly, everyone who has the audacity to try to make a few quid from a bit of home baking, or offers boxes of fresh eggs, usually with an honesty box, has to pay Labour a stonking great fee for the privilege.

As most people don’t even make £1,007 a year for doing this, presumably this is designed to end this harmless and in fact very endearing practice altogether.

Honesty boxes, eggs, cakes, biscuits, sold at a farm gate or the end of the driveway in a rural village.. what could be more quintessentially English. Well, not under Labour. These people govern us as if they hate our country.

To make the whole thing more absurd, the fine for failing to pay the £1,007 had been set at £1,000. So you would be better off not paying at all and get fined…

I’ve written to Bassetlaw District Council to protest. Bassetlaw’s common sense Reform UK councillors are committed to reversing this idiocy if they take control of the council next year. Another reason to boot out Labour and back Reform UK.

Has there ever been a more incompetent and out of touch group of people running our country than this Labour government and their town hall toadies?

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

Apologise to those who may be squeamish. #hedgehogs

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@tonykivell @GBNEWS Too late ☹️

[GB News @GBNEWS]

‘Don't let this government tell you Britain is skint and your taxes need to go up while they're sending money to everyone else!’

@PatrickChristys reads down a list of some of the uses of foreign aid supplied by British taxpayers.

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[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@LeilaniDowding Agree with what you’re saying wholeheartedly. Thanks for supporting us farmers

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@AndyGoode10 really looking forward to the Pod with @jimhamilton4 and Andy Rowe…what are you going to say about Eddie! 😂

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@JeremyClarkson many thanks from my son and I for taking the time out and replying to his letter he sent through school in July. You have gone up even further in this farmers’ and this young farmers’ estimations. Here he is Sheeping with our Kelpie Bruce

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

Very reasonable pricing from @Morrisons today in #MeltonMowbray. #BritishLamb

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@RobertForster3 @theladyfarmer And where do you draw the line, and why? Constructively speaking, just giving you chance to justify your comment, I doubt you will though.

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@MarinaPurkiss Whilst I agree with what you are saying, would the same people be happy to put up their own money to start a company that would be co-owned by all the other people doing the same thing? Your’e all in it all out.

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

June 18th shall forever be known at @FreddieBurns night. It was a great team effort by all of @LeicesterTigers this season and I’m a proud supporter and even had a tear. Here’s to journeys, goals, losses and redemption. I salute you all!

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@premrugby @GallagherUK @Andre_301207 @Harlequins @BenEarlba @Saracens @dannycare @George_Fordy @LeicesterTigers For me Esterhuizen or Montoya. From a Tiger

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@FreddieBurns Good luck on Sunday fella. You’ve been on fire, shame your not starting. I’ll be watching on the iPad from the lambing shed. #LeicesterTigers #Lambing2022

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@Katy_Llwyncrwn Where are you this time you nomadic welshie?

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

⁦@TheMontyDon⁩ re your article on rewinding with which I agree, picture taken in June of one of my hay meadows, cutting for hay is rotated each year so each field has an opportunity to be visited by bees & rested from sheep. Crop is never cut until the middle of July.

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@EllisGenge fella. Not gonna lie, hate your going. Hated the video. But today, well played, well led and great result. All the best for the rest of the season as a tiger and good luck with your family as a bear, but not against the tigers. 😜 Take care

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

Good luck to @BCFC today in your match. Your playing for something different. Along with @AVFCOfficial and all the other Birmingham clubs and supporters I think we all agree the city and its’ hearts belongs to one boy today. I hope Arthur finds peace, love and contentment. X

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@BBCOne do you know what the #CarbonFootprint of @BBC_TopGear is on average per show? Genuine question as I would like to put into perspective the #CarbonFootprint of my grass fed #Lamb. @natsheep @NFUtweets

[Richard Williams @GateFarming]

@1GarethWynJones I wonder if Acklington Mart or Wooler Mart have any to sell her? Probably just a few old cows kicking around, be no lambs in Northumberland at this time of year. All be gone in April…hang on I don’t think many of them are born in April up there 🙄