02/06/2013 Sunday Politics West

disgraced MPs, since then, nothing, the West Country. Farmers lobby the

politicians at the Bath and West Show, but do they have too much

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just for us here in the West. Coming up call on how farmers are looking

to the coalition government to make their lives better. With an imminent

col of badgers and promises to start dredging rivers, are farmers getting

too much of their own way? We are joined by the conservative for

Swindon and the live then. Duncan, you are a close colleague of Nick

Clegg, what is life like at the top? It is pretty hectic. There is

always alive issue. He gets involved in things right at the top of and.

There is always something to be sorted out. How does he deal with

the pressure? He makes sure he has a team of ministers he can rely on to

take care of business in the departments. One of the main themes

in this programme is about leadership, does David Cameron and

have two chicken with Nick Clegg all of the time? -- to check in. David

Cameron was the first conservative to win an election since 1982. It is

all to play for, he has the attention to be a great leader. --

potential. Was it right for him to be photographed in the sunshine in

Spain with everything going on? is a family man. He should not look

shattered. He has two have some normal life. Now rule up he bailed

for a story about normal country folk. Farmers have been gathering at

the Bass and West show. What is the relationship between farmers and

government? Have a look at this. A rally to tell farmers they have got

it wrong and the countryside. A ban on hunting with hounds still stands.

Money that farmers get for reducing milk still continues. Bovine to back

scissors another thing for farmers to complain about when they get

together. This is one of the premier agricultural shows. It demonstrates

our strong attachment to farming. 70% of written's land is used for

agriculture. -- Britain's land is used for agriculture. A deputy

minister met lease and discussed the badger cull, that has boasted

interest in the coalition among the NFU. We argued with the previous

government about the importance of culling badgers and they refused to

do that. At least now we have the determination from the coalition

government to do that. Neither is a bit more understanding. Farmers are

typically unsure of politicians, could that have changed? It are some

promising signs coming from government. Compared to the previous

government they are an enormous help. We have got younger MPs and

countrymen who are prepared to listen and talk. It is better

because they actually listen, they just do not do anything, the last

government did not listen at all! Farmers say there would be less

flooding if local rivers were dredged. Last week we got the

greatest tent that money would be found. I was keen to impress on him

that we need to do something about maintaining the waterways. Make sure

that they are Rob Lee maintained and dredged so that the real increase in

capacity and get what week worker. -- properly maintained. Government

policy in the countryside will be severely tested in the weeks and

months ahead. Positive results might take longer to be heard. Let us pick

up on a couple of those points. Conservative MPs are sometimes seen

as being in the pockets of farmers. Is that fair? I represent probably

one of the most urban parts of the south-west. We saw last year when it

was about the price of milk and many farmers possibly going out of this

mess, consumers actually supported pricing creases. There is goodwill

out there. Given that farming contributes less than 1% of the

GDP, isn't it true that politicians listen more than that might suggest?

The takeover 70% of the land so that is appropriate. What about the cull

on badgers? This is an issue that is so important and we have to look at

all the issues available. Do you follow the Conservatives doing what

they want? I find that constituents who are not farmers want a healthy

agricultural sect as part of the stronger economy. The proudest thing

that government has done for farmers is an act of Parliament which will

mean we have someone making sure small farmers are not taken

advantage of by the very powerful supermarkets. You wanted but called

to stop bullying of farmers, has that happened? There is an

adjudicator who will be able to fine supermarkets if they are having an

adverse effect on farmers. You will have to look hoarsely to see how it

works over the next couple of years. Who else get that kind of

protection? There was clearly a balance of power in food retail

versus agriculture, it had clearly to very strongly in one direction

and we needed something done about it. They might seek to a farmer we

want you to completely grow apples and then halfway through the season

see apples are not selling any more that is tough luck to you. In the

day they could have gone through the courts. You listen to the NFU but

not other unions quite so much. is all other trades people who sell

their goods to supermarkets. It is important we have that balanced

economy. People in this country want to see the brutal economy a strong.

We will park our tractors and move on to account issue. The honeymoon

period seems to be over for the Bristol mere over residents parking

zones. The mere insists he is showing strong readership to tackle

the clock on street but others say he is acting like a dictator.

Gridlock on Driscoll was Mike Rhodes is an all too familiar sight. It is

one of the longest in the country and there is illusion. There are

plans to roll out restricted parking zones across the inner-city weather

able want them or not. Businesses and residents will have two p for a

permit while others have 2p and display. Small traders and

shopkeeper is no fear for their livelihoods. I think it will affect

all businesses. If the cost of permits remains the same it is a 5%

increase on your rates. Now the there's another Jackson Merrett on

parking. It is a taxation. It will be �48 to part one car, another 96

for the second. Traders are allowed up to five permits for their

customers at 500 pounds each. Some are now taking legal advice on

withholding the business rates. we start with folding money, it does

not mean not being money but it can go to a holding account administered

by a solicitor with all our reference numbers on. If traders

started doing that and got together it would be very interesting.

streets away via a pilot system has been brought in traders with

experience of parking outside the shops have a different view. It is

far more easy to park around here than when commuters used to park for

the duty should of the working day. On the streets the opinion is

divided. I think it is an excellent idea. I lived in Newcastle and when

residents parking Key meant it encouraged people to use buses.

Residents could park outside their houses and it made for a more

relaxed atmosphere. Bristol is poaching with cars. I have groups of

students, up to eight at a time, they will not want to pay for

parking and I think I will lose income. I think the way it is being

gone around is it tweaked ordeal. have not been consulted which is why

people feel frustrated. It is those claims of steamrollering through

lands and being Dick tutorial really sting for Amir who wants to be seen

to be listening. People regard our roads as unsafe and and fit for our

health. That has got to be appeared to those who find that shop seeing

customers cannot get to them because of the Lord's being clogged with

commuter traffic. We need leadership. This city has suffered

from not having that clear direction in the past. Asking thousands of

April 2p for parking outside their homes is a contentious issue. It

could not have happened under the previous government by counsel.

Others have accused the mere of abusing the huge hours -- huge

powers in his hands. I am joined by an adviser to David Cameron. The

mere is determined district go through, is that good leadership or

arrogance? The there's nothing wrong with being decisive as a leader. In

good times poor leadership can be hidden but in bad times like we are

in now it is a recipe for disaster. One of the key attributes to being

an effective leader is the ability to listen. It seems in this instance

the man might not have listened to the people. Some say he does not

feel the pain of the people who will have two coming to town and the four

parking, put an extra hour on the day. Maybe he is listening to the

wrong people. I live right in the heart of pistol and a lot of people

are going to be affected by this. I suspect he will make a lot of people

in particular employers, unhappy by doing it. It is not the right way to

go about it. Maybe he is rushing this through. Maybe a key strategy

as a leader to be effective is to learn from mistakes. It is not a bad

trait to take stock and say perhaps we are rushing this through and

could go through more of a collaborative process to see if

there might be an alternative. see if you can give him some advice.

I would be -- they take stock of what people are telling you. He was

not elected on a manifesto, if it was in his manifesto she might have

a right to do this at it was not. I would slow down, take more advice

from a wider section of the community. In this age with social

media getting feedback is pretty easy. He is not short of feedback.

He never had a manifesto but he had the CDs of visions. Let's bring in

our other guests, any sympathy for the mere? He was elected as an

independent. I am not judging. Ultimately he will be judged in the

next election. In this case he is getting on and doing something,

maybe that is why he was elected. am not sure if this is how John

Rogers went about residents parking. He was allowed them. That's right.

This is a risk of having figures responsible for all city easier. --

he was a Liberal Democrat. You are working with a leader and if they

see this will happen because I am a strong character and the drive

something through the are criticised full top if they listen to people

they are accused of being wishy-washy. That's true. You want

to make the right decision which means if you want to do one thing in

one media you have two do it differently in another to reflect

the circumstances there, that is different. You help David Cameron

with his happiness index, remind us what was discovered. At the time

they read in the top quartile but recently the happiness in the UK

generally has improved somewhat. We still have a little way to go to

reach Australia which has imported the happiest nation on the planet

for three years running. The happiness index based on a number of

measures was six out of ten and has now gone up to 7.4. Does having a

parking space make you happy? read somewhere that in London you

can spend two hours looking for a parking space. I think one of the

challenges for the mere is to come up with some workable alternatives.

I think people would appreciate that. He doesn't have two rush into

this. Congestion charges is an emotive subject. I think if we just

slowed it down a bit. If he gets it wrong he will be dammed, take longer

and get it right. Some would say it has going on for 30 years. Let's

take a spin through the other political stories making the

headlines in 60 seconds. A new anti-terrorism lease squad is being

formed across the south-west. Five forces have signed a deal to tackle

terrorism and also domestic extremism. The police and crying

commissioners also decided to allow closer working and sheared frontline

resources. Here is the Bristol mere doing his impression of Lord sugar

looking for apprentices. I will see you here in nine months time in my

boardroom, of Newport. -- off you go. He is going to employee 19 two

21-year-olds. Some see the changes to the police forces could the

privatisation through the back four. That was the week. How it flies

past. Let's pick up on one story, the stability of these forces being

sponsored for what they do. What is your gut reaction to that? I am not

sure. My police Commissioner said zero 28, let us have someone else

the the guinea pig. They will have two see someone else try and see if

it makes a difference. You keep an eye on the numbers but is it so

tight that is forces have to go out and get a DIY store or something to

sponsor them? I fear that if we go down a route where some

organisations have sponsored the police that it rings some distance

between the lease and everyone else. They are there to serve all of us

and I do not think they would want to give the impression that they

have some kind of privileged access to a different group. I am sure

there with the safeguards but Chief constables are facing cuts under

your government of 20%. They are bringing down crying. I am sure they

can make changes to the way they operate and that will be for the

better. In Bristol they seem to resort very well without making

alterations to the police service that are negative. What about big

organisations being taxed and paying for the police service in that way?

I am keen to see that. But take the Bristol fit all teams, the Jews took

the four leasing and if they do not pay for that then the police choose

not to do the policing and the game cannot go ahead. Let's see other