Political Print
Looking for the bright side
His campaign rhetoric suggests President Trump will be bad news for the planet, but is there cause for optimism? What will a Donald Trump administration mean for food and the environment? It’s a sentence the Print never anticipated having to…
What difference will May make for the food industry as Britain heads for the EU exit?
If a week is a long time in politics the past six weeks must have felt like an eternity. Since the Print last went to press in June we have witnessed the resignation of a prime minister and the instatement…
Trump’s energy policy
The Republican candidate has threatened to scrap the Paris deal and offered support for coal, but is he serious, asks George Robinson. Now that Donald Trump has the required number of delegates to be the Republican candidate for the US…
Why have foodservice businesses been reluctant to wade into the referendum debate?
A vote to leave the EU would have an enormous impact on the foodservice sector – but businesses have so far been reluctant to wade into the referendum debate. Very soon we will know whether the UK public has voted to…
Political Print
DEFRA’s much-awaited Food and Farming Plan could offer strong support for Britain’s embattled farmers – but the EU referendum has put it on the back burner. The EU referendum has much to answer for. Ever since the Remain and Leave…
Why are food firms keeping quiet about an EU exit
Food firms have so far been cagey on EU exit, but for most businesses Britain is surely better in than out. There are no prizes for guessing what issue will be at the axis of British political debate in 2016.…
The Political Print: An Open Letter to Labour
Dear Labour, Long time no speak. First, you must forgive us for spending several of these columns since the election dissecting the Conservative Party’s policies. We hope you’ll understand – they are in government, after all. …
