Famine, not war, can kill entire nations, leaving devastation in its wake. Ireland’s Great Famine (1845-1849) tragically claimed a million lives and forced two million to emigrate. We must remember this, or risk repeating it globally.

Today, Just Stop Oil (JSO) in the UK and Ireland demands a de facto ban on tractors on public roads, citing climate concerns. This isn’t ecological progress; it’s a direct path to food collapse.

Banning tractor movement creates a logistical nightmare. How will farms get supplies or transport harvests? This will skyrocket costs, making food a luxury and bankrupting farmers.

Have we forgotten how fragile food security is? The loudest proponents of such bans might be the first to flee, just as officials did in 1847. This is the cycle of history, not irony.

I oppose any bans undermining food security. We must pursue smart ecological solutions, like innovative fuels for tractors, instead of destroying our food source. The Great Famine taught Ireland the price of political arrogance. Are we, witnessing 2024’s tractor protests, ready to ignore that lesson and fall into the abyss again?