NATIONAL FARMERS UNION CONFERENCE: Tony Blair speech

NATIONAL FARMERS UNION CONFERENCE: Tony Blair speech; ITN ENGLAND: London: INT LS Tony Blair MP (Prime Minister) speaking at farmers' conference (not heard) MS Blair thru heads in f/g Blair seen projected on screen (seq = 9 secs) Tony Blair MP (Prime Minister) speech SOT - we need to work together to construct a new direction for farming / there can be a healthy future for farming but will be change / if we take up that challenge, if we succeed let us hope that we never again experience the crisis you are living through now ???: EXT SIDE Farmer forking hay for cows GV Cows eating hay thru gate PAN farmer forking hay (seq = 10 secs) London: INT Blair returning to seat as receives subdued applause PULL OUT (8 secs) Tim Yeo MP (Shadow Agriculture Minister) interview SOT - nothing tangible in speech apart from promise not to impose another burden in the form of a pesticide tax / many farmers will fear government expects a lot of them to go out of business in the next couple of years ???: EXT LS Pigs on farm SIDE MS Piglets on farm (Pigs GVs = 7 secs) INT TRACTOR BV Charles Honey (farmer) as reverses EXT Charles Honey (Farmer) interview SOT - Blair has failed to deliver London: Westminster: i/c CF = B0555669 or B0553156 12.59.35 to 13.01.21 MIX/FX PAB = B0556757