We took the Irish government to the Supreme Court for failing to #ActOnClimate - and we WON! A historic victory for climate justice ⚖🌍⚡
Jul 30, 2018 • 18 tweets • 15 min read
1/ Extreme civilisation, late-stage capitalism, whatever you want to call it: this thread👇🏼 is about THE. LEAST. SUSTAINABLE. THING. EVER! And it’s Irish...
As the Joint Committee on Climate begins its vital work, we need to talk about the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Farmers Journal.
Other than membership, where do you think the IFA gets its €€€ in the millions? 2/ From the “European Involvement Fund” levy. What’s that, an EU tax? No, despite the name. Irish farmers pay this ‘levy’ on an *opt-out* basis on the sale of livestock, milk & other produce @ €1.50 for every €1,000 sold. Goes mostly to the IFA but also to @icmsa & others.