Letters: 'Starmer must be called to account and this treasonous act overturned'

William Eric Lucy, from Lowestoft, shares his thoughts on the current Labour Government's policies

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"Politicians make much noise and hot air, but it is the hardworking farmers who feed these hostile Labour political fanatics and our nation," says William Eric Lucy, from Lowestoft.
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"Politicians make much noise and hot air, but it is the hardworking farmers who feed these hostile Labour political fanatics and our nation," says William Eric Lucy, from Lowestoft.

Being born during the Second World War, I remember how our nation valued food. Every small portion of land was used to produce food for the people in cities and towns. Family farms provided safe homes...

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