All Government policy articles – Page 3
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NewsSupermarkets in talks on ‘hyper local’ food poverty action
Supermarkets and other food businesses are being asked to consider a range of interventions including help for schools, food charities and the government’s Healthy Start scheme
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NewsWales DRS: Plaid Cymru urged to rethink inclusion of glass
It is understood Exchange for Change is to resubmit its bid, ahead of the new 2 June deadline, without major changes
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NewsCabinet claims focus is on food prices, not new leader
Speaking outside 10 Downing Street today after a Cabinet meeting, international development minister Jenny Chapman said discussions had focused on the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on consumers and the cost of living
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NewsUK’s growth strategy has been blown off course: report
A new report by a House of Lords committee warns that moves to speed up regulation and make the UK a more attractive prospect for investment have been hampered by unclear leadership, competing priorities and lack of funding
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News‘Culture of fear’ on the rise in Seasonal Worker scheme
In its annual report, ‘A year of building worker power’, Worker Support Centre reported that it had supported 550 people in Scotland, many of whom face ‘fear, discrimination and retaliation’
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NewsOil, not operators, drives fuel pump price surge, says CMA
The watchdog’s investigation was triggered after pump prices for petrol and diesel rapidly increased by 26 and 50 pence per litre (ppl) respectively between February and 20 April
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NewsSainsbury’s worker fired after tackling champagne shoplifter
Gary MacArthur, who worked at the supermarket’s West Wickham branch as a shop assistant for 15 years, was fired in March following the altercation in December 2025
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat is the government doing to keep food price inflation down? Not a lot
With a ‘tsunami’ of higher food prices on the horizon, the Chancellor has announced support measures – but the industry is not placated
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NewsEU alignment ‘will not cut trade red tape’, claim experts
The government has claimed the SPS deal will slash the cost of exporting food to the EU
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NewsRetail footfall hits five-year low as shoppers make fewer trips: BRC
Total UK footfall decreased by 10.7% in April, compared to a 2.4% decline in the previous month – the weakest performance recorded for five years
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NewsVape ban fallout deepens as sales and volumes continue to fall
According to specialist convenience insight agency Talysis, the value of tobacco, vapes and smoking alternatives fell by 4.4% and by 7.8% in volume during the first quarter of 2026
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NewsIran war: government must act on inflation before it’s too late, say food bosses
Retail bosses have called for action including removing non-commodity energy costs from retailers
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NewsBritish fishing industry on a ‘knife edge’ due to soaring fuel prices
National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations CEO Mike Cohen said rising red diesel prices were causing fishers to tie up their boats and lay off their crews
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Southern Co-op merger latest, whisky tariffs, election promises
In the latest chapter of grocery’s very own soap opera, Southern Co-op has rejected an approach from the UK’s largest independent co-operative society, OurCoop, which appeared to offer an alternative to its proposed merger with the Co-op Group
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NewsGovernment scraps tariffs on raft of food imports to fight inflation
Products including pasta, juices, tuna, oranges, peaches and other staples of the weekly shop are being targeted in measures beginning today
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Comment & OpinionWe need to talk about what the right health targets are
The Health Summit is about having a grown up conversation to achieve lasting, measurable change
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Analysis & FeaturesScotland & Wales elections: what policies are on the table for food & drink?
With elections in Scotland and Wales on 7 May, what do the main political parties have planned for the food & drink industry?
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Comment & OpinionNon-tobacco nicotine regulation is failing retailers – here’s how to fix it
The UK leads the world in harm reduction, but its regulary framework is letting retailers down, says Henry Ashworth, managing director of Potash Strategy
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Comment & OpinionFood safety enforcement: why ‘proportionate’ often feels like Russian roulette
Recent high-profile prosecutions show that the line between minor infringement and criminal liability is thinner than many retailers realise, says Tom McNeill, specialist food safety lawyer at BCL Solicitors
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Comment & OpinionNew shopworker protections are a turning point for retail crime
The Crime and Policing Bill offers long-awaited protections for shopworkers, but enforcement and consistency will determine whether it makes a real difference, says Ed Woodall, CEO of the ACS