All Government policy articles – Page 6
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s going wrong with the Windsor Framework?
It was designed to solve the problems Brexit caused to Northern Irish imports and exports – but red tape and the resulting red lanes remain
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NewsPlastic reduction campaign group City to Sea shuts down amid warning of funding crisis
City to Sea said the scarcity and competitive nature of grant funding and difficult economic times for corporate partners had driven its decision to close operations
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NewsFood inflation to hit 5.7% by Christmas, warns FDF
The FDF claims inflation will now reach 5.7% by December, an increase from its forecast of 4.8% made in June
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NewsBusiness rates reforms put 400 large stores at risk of closure, BRC warns
The trade body has warned of a ‘fresh wave of closures’, with up to 100,000 jobs at risk
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Comment & OpinionFood price inflation will bring down Starmer’s government
Sustained food price inflation promises to fuel a cost of living crisis which is immediately obvious to anyone who goes in a supermarket or convenience store (which probably excludes the PM), says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsSeasonal Worker scheme operator slams government in fresh legal challenge
Ethero, a former Seasonal Worker scheme operator, has requested permission to appeal its challenge to the government following its loss in the High Court regarding the suspension of its operator licence in April 2024
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NewsAlmost a quarter of UK farmland could be lost to other industries by 2050, study warns
Self-sufficiency could collapse under current government environmental and net-zero policies, warned the report
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NewsACS urges Chancellor to reduce business rates burden to help c-stores invest
The ACS has outlined the challenges facing the convenience sector as a result of increased costs of employment and the rising burden of business rates
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Comment & OpinionFood industry left in limbo as Defra’s strategy stalls again
Reactions to the appointments of Emma Reynolds and minister Angela Eagle have varied
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NewsM&S calls for government increase proportion of British food eaten in Britain
M&S Food MD Alex Freudmann said national food security was ‘under pressure like never before’ as Britain became ‘less and less self-sufficient’
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NewsSunday trading shake-up on table as ministers aim to calm retail rates row
It’s understood the idea has been informally broached by Treasury sources
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NewsSupermarket chiefs tell Rachel Reeves planned business rates hike is their top concern
Chief executives of a string of supermarkets and other national retailers met the Chancellor at 11 Downing Street on Wednesday to oppose moves to raise business rates for larger properties from 2026.
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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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Comment & OpinionLabour’s energy drink sales ban is a Monster move for public health
Health secretary Wes Streeting said the move showed how Labour was making the shift from treatment to prevention
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NewsDistillers descend on Parliament to demand spirits duty freeze
Successive duty increases have driven inflation, stymied investment and halted sales of ’a once-booming’ sector, suppliers say
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NewsWomen more likely to get into debt on Seasonal Worker scheme, research finds
A new report from Focus on Labour Exploitation has found that women on the scheme are more likely to have entered into debt to join the scheme and may face more barriers to recovering that debt
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NewsFood businesses welcome government plan to cut EU red tape
The new sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU is expected to add £5.1bn to the economy each year
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NewsMost farmers anxious in extreme weather, research finds
Research commissioned by the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit and conducted by Grounded Research has revealed 92% of farmers feel anxious in extreme weather, with a third ‘very anxious’
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NewsTrout infections raise concerns from welfare campaigners
Following an FOI inquiry, Animal Equality UK said it had been left alarmed by a ‘critical data gap’ in the number of fish that die from highly infectious diseases
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NewsConfidence flatlines for food companies as fears grow over Reeves’ budget
A new FDF survey of its members found confidence levels in the second quarter of the year were still at ‘-40%’