In my view, the UK government – in the reality that we live in, not some fantasy throwback to the 1940s – is in the business of promoting unsustainable activities that are profitable for big party donors and influential elites, while placing obstacles in the way of small-scale solutions that empower ordinary people.

I think a future based on organic cultivation is the only option once fossil fuels start running out. But thinking that the government (as currently constituted) is going to step in to make this happen is a fantasy, and believing in that fantasy make this future less, not more, likely to come true.

I admit there is no actual proof yet for the damage pesticides has on our bodies but has anyone run research on longterm effects??

I think its very feasible the government would give tax breaks, they encouraged people during the world wars why not in the war against climate change?!

Nice fantasy. Don’t hold your breath.

There is little evidence that “organic” veggies are more nutritious and less harmful than conventionally grown food. In fact, “organic” foods have made a few people, a lot of money, and they are often transported further than corresponding conventional crops.

Trust me, in the future, people will resort to any means to grow food. If you had access to a supply of DDT, and there was a 1:10,000 chance using it would give you cancer, would you use it to avoid a 1:5 chance of starving to death over the winter because grasshoppers ate your crops?

Most people I know would go with the DDT. I would. I’d outlive you, too. Do the math.

DK