Political Print
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Political Print: Will food issues reach the election summit?
Rishi Sunak’s decision to call an early vote has scuppered a number of planned policies despite signs that food is rising up the political agenda. By Nick Hughes. Tick tock, tick tock… and so continues the countdown to a UK… Read More
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Political Print: More jokers than aces as Sunak shuffles pack
Can new Defra secretary Steve Barclay move the department beyond scandal and stagnation? Don’t bank on it, says David Burrows A cabinet reshuffle often has me scrolling through Wikipedia to refresh my memory of ministers past and present. And so… Read More
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Political Print: Sunak drives green wedge between Tories and Labour
The breaking of the political consensus on net-zero has put clear water between the two main parties, but progressive food policy proposals remain patchy. Nick Hughes reports. As another party conference season recedes in the rear view mirror voters have… Read More
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Political Print: New face, but environmental policy remains a farce
The new secretary of state for net-zero is thought to be greener than her predecessor but this government is setting the bar incredibly low. By David Burrows. Someone called Coutinho is the new energy security and net-zero secretary. Never heard… Read More
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Political Print: Comical food policy is no laughing matter
A scathing attack on ministers by a leading financial analyst reveals the depth of despair felt at the government’s failure to deal with food system challenges. Nick Hughes reports. “The UK food system, the largest industry in the country by… Read More
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Political Print: UK dithers in race to zero
Mainstream business groups are agitating for policies that will drive a green industrial revolution, but ministers are still not listening. Nick Hughes reports. Last month I made an impassioned plea for business leaders who want to see the government adopt stronger sustainability… Read More
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Political Print: Johnson continues to swerve the pig issues
If only the prime minister showed as much enthusiasm for a promised national food strategy as he does for Peppa Pig. By Nick Hughes. At least 16,000 healthy pigs have been culled and incinerated in the UK since the summer… Read More
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Political Print: Government plots road to nowhere on diets
The need for dietary change remains a bewildering blind spot in the government’s new net-zero strategy. Nick Hughes reports. You wait months for the government to put some flesh onto the net-zero bone, then three critical documents totalling 700 pages… Read More
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Political Print: Will labour be Johnson’s undoing?
The government’s laissez-faire approach to the crisis engulfing UK food supply chains risks storing up long-term problems, says Nick Hughes. As parliament resumed this week the prime ministerial in-tray will have been piled unusually high with issues of national importance.… Read More
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Does government have the appetite for Dimbleby’s food fix?
The first national food strategy in a generation makes the crucial connection between health and the environment, but is it destined to end up on the shelf? Nick Hughes reports. “The UK has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape the food… Read More