All Politics articles – Page 6
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News
Clampdown on business rates relief for empty property slammed as ‘out of touch’
The government has said evidence points to abuse of Empty Property Relief (EPR) as one of ‘the most common methods of rates avoidance’
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Comment and Opinion
Scrapping COP26 environmental pledges saves billions but at what cost?
Mandatory food waste reporting has been dumped, with DRS and extended producer responsibility hanging in the balance
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News
Asda recalled for second MP grilling over ‘fire and rehire’ tactics
Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa said he was ‘disappointed’ after the committee requested more evidence
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Comment and Opinion
Wake up. Brits alone aren’t going to fill the food labour shortage
The migrant labour narrative is worn out. It’s time for a realistic approach
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News
Climate Change Committee slams lack of net zero support for agriculture sector
The government lacked “a coherent, strategic approach to co-ordinated policy to meet the multiple needs for land” and a robust policy framework for emissions
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News
John Shropshire labour review calls for long-term seasonal worker scheme
More should also be done to attract more British workers to the food sector, the review urged
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Comment and Opinion
It is time for action on seasonal food worker abuse
Seasonal horticultural workers are being threatened with deportation, housed in appalling conditions and treated like slaves by UK farm owners
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News
‘Crippling’ alcohol duty hike will hit consumers and brands hard
Another household budget bashing this summer as the government remains set to lift its three-year alcohol duty freeze
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarket bosses’ food price grilling by MPs foreshadows more woes
Retailers will be much more concerned about next week’s CMA probe
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News
MPs to grill supermarket bosses on food prices
MPs on the cross-party business and trade committee will quiz executives from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons
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Comment and Opinion
Forcing green targets on farmers could devastate our food system
Any policy that destabilises our food production infrastructure imperils our food security, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment and Opinion
The DRS debacle is a wake-up call: industry, not government, must lead the way
Industry has been warning for years the scheme was rushed and likely to be immensely costly, says Ewan MacDonald-Russell, deputy head of the Scottish Retail Consortium
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Comment and Opinion
Food price caps should be resisted by ministers at all costs
The lessons of failed market interventions in the 1960s and 1970s are clear, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment and Opinion
Lobbying for less sustainability legislation is dangerous game
Having convened three meetings in three weeks, you would think the government knew better
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Comment and Opinion
Food price caps would push the supply chain to breaking point
Growing more of what we eat on home soil should be at the very heart of the food inflation agenda, says Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, chair of the Rural Policy Group
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Comment and Opinion
PM’s vaping ‘clampdown’ must be backed by serious deterrents
There is a lack of consequence for those breaking the law on vaping
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Comment and Opinion
Are ‘clumsy, meaningless’ food price cap proposals any more than a PR stunt?
Industry players fear the implications have not been fully thought through
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News
UK urged to lead on global plastics treaty amid DRS meltdown
Campaigners are urging government to push for ambitious measures at the talks in Paris this week
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Comment and Opinion
A clampdown on alt-meat and dairy words would be silly and wrong-headed
Faux names are important in flagging usage, while some meat and dairy brands are playing in plant-based anyway
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News
Defra urged to take action on food waste reporting
Only a tiny fraction of companies have publicly report food waste figures