Ed Miliband news and analysis
Ed Miliband is the UK's foreign secretary. He was the former energy & net zero secretary and contributed to the debate on sustainability in food and drink.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Defra’s new team kickstart the government’s green ambitions?
Steve Reed and Daniel Zeichner are out. Emma Reynolds and Angela Eagle are in. What are their priorities, and are there grounds for optimism?
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NewsOutrage as EPR fees face huge rise to pay for councils burning plastic
The plans were revealed in a briefing by Defra bosses this week
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NewsCo-op calls on government to support SMEs with renewable energy generation
A new report found SMEs often lack the capital required to invest in renewables and energy-efficiency measures, and struggle to secure Power Purchasing Agreements (PPAs)
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NewsMedia Bites 19 February: UK inflation rate, knife laws, rising energy bills
Bank of England forecasters have predicted that inflation will rise to 3.7% later this year as energy prices and a series of utility bill increases add to business and household costs
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NewsMedia Bites 31 January: Trump tariffs, bird flu, alcohol duty
Draught pints will cost 1p less from Thursday because of a cut in alcohol duty in a move intended to help the sector grow, among other news
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NewsDitch AHDB’s Lets Eat Balanced campaign, campaigners urge
Campaigners led by Feedback have called on the government to step in and end the campaign
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NewsMedia Bites 6 December: PM speech, M&S, Christmas veg pricing, US tariffs
The headlines are dominated by response to Keir Starmer’s speech making six pledges yesterday
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NewsMedia Bites 22 November: retail sales, energy bills and farming row continues
Retail sales have “plunged” in October, with a spike in consumer confidence meaning retailers can expect to see a strong golden quarter ahead
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s disregard for farmers makes my blood run cold
This government pursues a technocratic globalist agenda over small farms, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s solar farm push will rob UK of fertile farmland
The UK is just 61% self-sufficient in all foods, yet politicians are alarmingly relaxed about reducing food security further, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will a Labour government mean for food and farming?
With the general election drawing near, there’s a blossoming romance between Labour and big business. But where does it stand on the crucial issues affecting food retail and farming?
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NewsLabour shadow cabinet reshuffle sees new trade and environment ministers
Keir Starmer unveiled a new lineup of shadow ministers on Monday
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Comment & OpinionWill the new Department for Energy Security better support food and drink businesses?
The new department, headed by Grant Shapps, is the most eye-catching move in the PM’s mini reshuffle
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Keir Starmer’s charm offensive woo big business?
Keir Starmer and his team are on a charm offensive to woo big business. Now with many boardrooms signed up, there is a rising clamour for policy
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Analysis & FeaturesSustainability: the world's ticking time bomb
The UK might see itself as a world leader in driving environmental goals but its performance in the 2017 Sustainability Index shows it is lagging behind as catastrophe looms on global scale. What needs to be done, and when, to stop the bomb going off?
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NewsNew task force to challenge retail's 'low waged, low skilled' culture
The task force is being headed by former Morrisons HR director Norman Pickavance
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Comment & OpinionPolitical parallels are both silly and instructive
A lot of parallels have been drawn between the general election and the grocery sector
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Analysis & FeaturesEd Miliband sets his agenda for the food & drink industry
From wages and the FSA to high streets and health, the Labour leader outlines his policies
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Comment & OpinionLabour manifesto: Miliband strikes an uneasy relationship with business
With pledges on NMW, business rates, the GCA and action on sugar, today’s launch didn’t clear much up for the industry
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NewsLabour manifesto pledges include sharp rise in NMW, targets on sugar and alcohol content
Labour also confirmed plans to extend the role of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, and a levy on tobacco companies