To see profiles of all the candidates see the links on the right

NFU elections 2010 - meet the candidates

11 February 2010 | Updated: 11 February 2010 4:59 pm | By Alistair Driver

FOURTEEN farmers from across England and Wales will be battling it out for the top three jobs at the NFU at the end of the union’s conference on February 24.

We asked each candidate to provide some background about themselves and to state why they think they are the best person the job and what their priorities would be.

The candidates are virtually unanimous in identifying tackling bovine TB as a priority, with getting a good deal from CAP reform and a fairer deal in the food chain not far behind.

Encouraging greater grassroots participation and getting more young people involved with the union come up time and again as internal priorities.

There are also many fascinating individual views and insights:

  • Who thinks the current lack of grassroots members’ say is ‘disgusting’?
  • Who believes their ‘charm, wit, good looks and a sound intellect’ will propel them to victory?
  • Whose father fought at Gallipoli?
  • Whose hero is Delia Smith?

… and much more!

Meet the candidates

President

Deputy president

Vice president

 

Readers' comments (1)

  • Dick Lindley | 15 February 2010 10:46 am

    Until the members of the NFU are allowed to vote in these elections they are totally and utterly an idiotic charade and have more in common with elections in the former Soviet Union, North Korea or Zimbabwe and absolutely no relevence to the aspirations of the 99.9% of our membership who are forbidden to vote in these phoney elections. The great and the good who run the NFU must think that the rest of us are simpletons and unable or incapable of voting for our leaders, dont make me laugh!
    I have been an NFU member for 50 years and been Branch Chairman more time than I can remember and during all that time I have never been allowed to vote for the President or Vice President of my Union and unless Derek Meade wins the Presidential vote from Council I doubt if I ever will be given that right.
    I have still to hear from the good and the great why I am not allowed to vote in my Union when I, like many other ordinary members have given this union £600 approx each year for 50 years,to run the affairs of this Union and pay the expenses of the office holders,past and present. A response to my point of view woiuld be greatly appreciated.
    Dick Lindley
    Birkwood Farm.
    Altofts
    Normanton
    West Yorkshire
    01924892251

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