All Government policy articles – Page 20
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Comment & OpinionEPR stealth tax is a betrayal of industry
If the government cannot ensure these fees are reinvested into improving recycling then the policy needs a fundamental rethink, says Alice Rackley, CEO of Polytag
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NewsTrump tariffs: more than half of Brits less likely to buy US food and drink
Sixty per cent feel the UK should focus on expanding food and drink exports to Europe and Asia instead of America
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News‘Junk food’ brand ads will escape HFSS ban after government intervention
The HFSS ‘junk food’ advert ban intervention comes after The Grocer revealed major food companies were planning to launch legal action
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NewsEx-NFU head Minette Batters to review farm profitability for Defra
Minette Batters will provide recommendations on farm profitability both to Defra secretary Steve Reed and farming minister Daniel Zeichner
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NewsZeichner ‘sympathises’ over abrupt SFI closure but calls the scheme ‘a success’
The minister doubled down on the government’s position on the sustainability-focused farm subsidy scheme, citing how it had reached its budget limit
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NewsTariff feedback sought from government as it plots Trump response
It comes as the UK government has published a an ‘indicative list of goods’ imported from the US that may be considered in a future UK response
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NewsTrump tariffs: M&S could ‘change mind’ about selling Percy Pig sweets in the US
M&S chairman Archie Norman said Percy Pig was the retailer’s ‘gift to America’ but added ‘we might have to change our minds’
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NewsMedia Bites 4 April: recession fears over US tariffs, NI whiskey, Percy Pig
The UK, EU and Asian economies are at risk of falling into recession this year after Trump increased US tariffs
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NewsTrump tariffs ‘will have economic impact’, Starmer warns as businesses brace for impact
UK ministers are scrambling to reach a trade deal with the US that would spare British companies from tariffs
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NewsNew HFSS rules mean M&S Christmas ad cancelled, claims chairman
‘This country is regulating to stop people talking about mince pies during the day,’ Archie Norman said
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NewsStowaways detected at UK border controls ‘fallen substantially’ but threat still high
Clandestine entrant numbers have decreased since their 2016 peaks, but the trafficking threat is still high, according to the UK borders watchdog
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NewsWhistleblowers warn UK food industry heading for climate disaster
Inside Track x Food claims the UK food industry has ‘reached a moment of threat to food security like none other we have seen’
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NewsFarming groups call for more biosecurity measures at the border
Representatives called for a cross-government biosecurity plan and investment to prevent crippling costs and to protect domestic food production
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Comment & OpinionIt’s official: EPR’s £1.6bn green tax on industry is no joke
Treasury’s watchdog has reclassified EPR as a tax on business as it ups the cost estimate by a cool £200m. Is it all a cruel April Fools’ joke?
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Comment & OpinionShoplifting epidemic can only be fought with drug policy
The political elite have failed to fix fundamentally flawed drug policy, says independent policy analyst Mev Brown
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NewsHome Office praise for Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats on illegal working ‘beyond absurd’ group claims
‘The elephant in the room is why platforms would even want to allow substitute when people with the right to work could just sign up directly,’ Worker Info Exchange said
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NewsEPR is a tax and won’t improve recycling before 2030, admits Treasury spending watchdog
The Treasury has also forecast the cost of EPR will rise by £200m from the government’s previous estimate by the end of the Parliament
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NewsFood delivery companies face ‘tough new laws’ on illegal couriers
Businesses failing to carry out checks could face fines of up to £60,000 per worker and director disqualifications as part of the effort to ‘clamp down on illegal working’
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NewsConservationists will appeal High Court judgment on overfishing
Conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation said the way quotas were allocated had led to the collapse of fish populations and the decline of fishing communities
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s Food Strategy will fail if it doesn’t support growth
Addressing obesity, sustainability and food security all crucial in food strategy but so is growth