All Politics articles – Page 22
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Comment & OpinionWhat Leadsom, Gove and Eustice brought to Defra in their reign
As parliament is prorogued this week, we say goodbye to former Defra secretaries Andrea Leadsom, Michael Gove and George Eustice, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsLabour ready to revive Henry Dimbleby’s plans for wave of HFSS taxes
“I think there is a real prospect that a Labour government will revisit the sugar tax,” said one top industry source
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NewsDefra unveils ‘improved’ Sustainable Farming Incentive
The much-maligned replacement for EU subsidies will now pay farmers for 102 sustainability-led actions
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Comment & OpinionDisaster planning not the best start to an election campaign
The food and drink industry has put thoughts of summer holidays on hold to go into full manifesto mode
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat our industry is demanding from a general election
Key bodies in the food, grocery and farming sectors set out their priorities for an incoming government on issues such as the supply chain, retail crime, labour shortages, inflation and health
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Comment & OpinionFood banks are now normalised. This is a failure of state
Emergency charitable food aid feels like it has become entrenched in the UK, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionWhat the NFU wants to see beyond the Farm to Fork Summit
A public show of support isn’t enough – we need actions and policies, says NFU president Tom Bradshaw
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Analysis & FeaturesWas Sunak’s summit enough to inspire supply chain confidence?
The second annual Farm to Fork Summit saw representatives from across the food sector gather at No 10 to hear the PM’s proposals
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NewsPM unveils first Food Security Index and support package at farm to fork summit
The index was published alongside a new blueprint to grow the UK fruit and vegetable sector in order to reinforce food security
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Comment & OpinionUnderfunding of local councils imperils all of us in grocery
Financing local government is incredibly complex and deeply boring, but it impacts literally every Grocer subscriber and everyone else in our industry, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsMPs call for more children to be given access to free school meals
Labour MP Lyn Brown said 900,000 children in England living in poverty were not eligible, citing data from the Child Povery Action Group
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Analysis & FeaturesAs confidence falls, what’s worrying farmers the most in new NFU survey?
The NFU’s annual confidence survey shows farmers are expecting production to fall by significant numbers over the next year with confidence at ‘all time lows’
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Comment & OpinionFood sector mobilises in last stand against climate disaster
Recruitment is now taking place to find senior executives from supermarkets, suppliers, the hospitality sector and agriculture to sit on the roundtable
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NewsGovernment announces long-term seasonal labour scheme
The government has announced plans to extend the seasonal worker visa route for five years until 2029 to give businesses time to plan effectively
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Comment & OpinionThe food waste crisis demands action at all levels of society
As a society we must challenge our perceptions and behaviours around food consumption, says Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central
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Comment & OpinionSkilled worker visa changes will hit food & drink hard
The reality is the supply of skilled staff simply isn’t there in the UK, says Rose Carey, partner and head of immigration, and Katherine Dennis, knowledge development lawyer at Charles Russell Speechlys
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Comment & OpinionThe election offers a golden chance for food industry policy
Business leaders in retail, hospitality, farming and manufacturing should consider sinking their differences to make a bigger splash, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsPortsmouth’s Brexit border facility could be demolished due to reduced checks
A new post-Brexit £24m border control post in Portsmouth could end up being demolished
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Category ReportBeer & cider trends 2024: The great drinkflation
Duty changes are shaking up beer and cider, leading to a stream of lower-abv innovation. But are shoppers being short-changed?
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News‘Sort the border’ or face spring supply chain breakdown, government warned
Businesses claim to still be in the dark about the incoming controls on EU goods