All Politics articles – Page 4
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Comment & OpinionIf Andy Burnham wants a fast win, the Good Food Cycle awaits
There is huge speculation about what former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham may do when it comes to food strategy and health
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NewsCranswick chair Tim Smith receives peerage
Smith served as chief executive of the agency from 2008 to 2012 before joining Tesco as group quality director, where he worked until 2017
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NewsEnergy drinks ban for under-16s set for April introduction
It will become illegal to sell energy drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre to anyone under 16 across all retailers, including online, in shops, restaurants and café
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NewsWales to appoint Exchange for Change as DRS administrator ‘in short order’
Welsh cabinet minister for environment Llyr Gruffydd told a Senedd debate yesterday he was ‘optimistic’ that a deposit management organisation would be announced ‘in short order’
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NewsAndy Burnham urged to prioritise jobs in retail manifesto
The new Labour leader has been urged to tackle a swathe of employment regulations that retail bosses claim are causing a jobs crisis
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Comment & OpinionWill Andy Burnham’s new health agenda clash with big food?
Burnham has previously attacked the Tories for being ‘too close to commercial interests’ and, as Mayor of Manchester, was spearheading efforts to ban all ‘junk food’ ads from the city’s transport network. But will he take a similar stance as PM?
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NewsMPs demand FSA-led crackdown on HFSS loopholes
Ministers should close ‘glaring loopholes’ in the new junk food advertising ban, which MPs said allow junk food brands to continue advertising unchecked
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer Gold Awards should galvanise industry to engage the new government
A new prime minster is days away – the industy must seize the moment to make its case, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will PM Andy Burnham mean for food & drink policy?
Burnham’s intentions – so far – include a ‘high street renaissance’ and employment reforms
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NewsFood inflation warning over Burnham’s business rates plan
Andy Burnham has said the tax hike for large developments could pay for a 100% business rates discount for small, single-site high street shops and restaurants
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Comment & OpinionJunk food ad ban: clarity, confusion and a pizza-sized loophole
The stage is now set for an almighty clash between health campaign groups, politicians and the food industry after today’s landmark ASA rulings
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NewsBacklash as fast food chains swerve government’s junk food clampdown
In a string of Advertising Standards Authority rulings published today, the watchdog dismissed complaints about the ads of companies including Burger King, Domino’s Pizza, KFC and Uber Eats
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Comment & OpinionThe Growth & Skills Levy’s real test isn’t flexibility, it’s opportunity
The new levy has been ‘cautiously welcomed’ - but caution is the operative word
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Defra’s roadmap deliver for farms and food security?
NFU leaders admire the intent, but have concerns about funding
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the new Growth & Skills Levy a NEET solution to grocery’s labour crisis?
The ‘broken’ Apprenticeship Levy had little support from fmcg bosses. How does its replacement differ – and will it make an impact?
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Comment & OpinionShopworkers deserve better than a law with no teeth
Tougher laws have failed to prevent an increase in assaults on shopworkers in Scotland. What’s going on?
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: booze brands, Brexit and a Co-op bombshell
As grocery felt the strain of this week’s heatwave, we covered key stories about booze, bread and Brexit, among (much) more
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NewsUS tariffs bite as UK food and drink exports sink to 10-year low
Export volumes fell their lowest levels in a decade in the first quarter of 2026, according to the FDF
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NewsRetailers back EUDR-aligned UK anti-deforestation rules
Defra said the move would ‘further decouple UK consumption from global deforestation’
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NewsDefra unveils long-awaited Farming Roadmap for England
The government said the plan ‘ended years of uncertainty’, however, the NFU stressed it needed ‘urgency in delivery’