[{"id": 140286, "created": "2020-05-23T01:28:33.437522", "project_id": 467, "task_id": 90628, "user_id": 677, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-05-23T01:35:43.791985", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"comments": "", "graphelem": "Sheep, countryside, square ", "leafletBody": "Westminster isn't working for Scotland's Agricultural Industry. We believe that farmers in an independent Scotland would benefit from stronger representation in the EU as a full member state. "}}, {"id": 140763, "created": "2020-06-04T13:09:49.600821", "project_id": 467, "task_id": 90628, "user_id": 2070, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-06-04T13:48:40.574048", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"comments": "", "graphelem": "On the right hand side of leaflet there is a picture of Carol and William Douglas with their dog, on the left hand side of leaflet there is a picture of a field with foliage and trees and sheep. ", "leafletBody": "Right hand side of leaflet:\r\n\r\nWestminster Isn't Working for Scotland's Agricultural Industry\r\n\r\n* While Holyrood has defended agricultural spending levels the UK Government has campaigned for a reduction to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget.\r\n\r\n* The UK Government believes that the entire \"first pillar\" of CAP, which delivers income support for farmers, should be phased out - an approach which would seriously jeopardise parts of Scottish agriculture. \r\n\r\n* As part of the UK, Scotland languishes with the 4th lowest single farm payments in Europe, at just 48% of the average. England on the other hand receives 85% of the EU average.\r\n\r\n* If Scotland was independent we would be eligible for over 1 billion euros extra in Pillar 1 CAP funding up to 2020 - supporting our farming businesses and benefiting the wider rural economy.\r\n\r\n* And under the UK, Scotland has the lowest rural development fund levels in the whole of the EU - with just 22.5% of the funding received by Ireland. If we were independent we would have been able to negotiate a much better deal for our rural communities.\r\n\r\n* Scotland has very different agricultural needs and priorities from the rest of the UK. About 85% of Scotland falls under the EU's category of \"Less Favoured\" agricultural land, compared to just 17% in England.\r\n\r\n\"We believe that farmers is an independent Scotland would benefit from stronger representation in the EU as a full member state. Given the distinctiveness of Scottish farming it's crucial that the sector is represented by a Scottish Government that will stand up for Scottish agriculture.\" Carol and William Douglas, Roxburghshire\r\n\r\nLeft hand side of leaflet:\r\n\r\nScotland is a wealthy country. With 8.4% of the UK population, our agricultural output is worth \u00a32.7 billion or 11.4% of the UK total. Our food and drink industry is worth \u00a312 billion with exports alone valued at \u00a35.4 billion. And we've not even mentioned oil and gas, renewables, life sciences, financial services, tourism, the creative industries or our world-class universities. The question is - given all this wealth, why aren't families and communities across Scotland better off? And why is Westminster failing to protect our farmers and our agricultural industry?\r\n\r\nScotland is rightly proud of our farming sector and its contribution to our rural communities and the Scottish economy. However all too often the needs of our farmers and rural communities have been ignored by successive Westminster governments - especially in the crucial CAP talks. This means that Scotland receives some of the lowest CAP payments in Europe - putting us at a competitive disadvantage and meaning that funding - which would make a crucial difference in tough economic times - is not available.\r\n\r\nWith independence Scotland will have a direct voice in Europe, ensuring the needs of our farmers and rural communities are represented, and Scotland receives its fair share of CAP funds. "}}]