Enough is enough is their battle cry as they rolled into Palma to underline the fact that rural life is in crisis thanks to cheap imports and red-tape from the European Union. An estimated 300 tractors took to the streets of Palma bringing lunch-time traffic to a standstill. As one eye-witness said "you don´t often see a tractor on the Paseo Mallorca..."
Tractors invade the centre of Palma, rural life in crisis
Farmers joining EU-wide protests
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We should all be buying local products.
Well, that's my excuse for not going to IKEA sorted 😎