Farmers join railway staff and lorry drivers in threatening strike action in protests over issues including pay and cuts to agricultural subsidies
Here are photos from Germany early this morning, as farmers began blocking roads.
The symbolism that German farmers chose to express their discontent with the government in the first days of the new year was as unambiguous as it was ominous: by the side of rural roads across the country, there were sightings of makeshift gallows dangling traffic-light signs, a reference to the colours of the three governing parties.
Continue reading…Farmers join railway staff and lorry drivers in threatening strike action in protests over issues including pay and cuts to agricultural subsidiesHere are photos from Germany early this morning, as farmers began blocking roads.The symbolism that German farmers chose to express their discontent with the government in the first days of the new year was as unambiguous as it was ominous: by the side of rural roads across the country, there were sightings of makeshift gallows dangling traffic-light signs, a reference to the colours of the three governing parties. Continue reading…