Nick Clegg

  • The Political Print

    IT’S ALWAYS easier to promise when you’re in opposition: just ask Nick Clegg, or for that matter David Cameron.                       The latter used his four minutes at the UN climate… Read More

  • The political print

    IT’S BEEN four years since the coalition promised to become the “greenest government ever”.                      Hindsight is a wonderful thing and a lot has changed. It has gone from that statement… Read More

  • New set of standards for food served in schools announced

    EDUCATION SECRETARY Michael Gove has announced new regulations for school food will be introduced from January 2015.                     The new set of standards include at least one portion of vegetables a… Read More

  • State of the Union

    EU MEMBERSHIP is a hot political topic with the general election looming but what has Europe done for our food industry?                           With the general election looming large… Read More

  • UK voters tell politicians to pull their weight on environment

      UK VOTERS have delivered a stark warning to our political leaders not to neglect environment and climate change policy with the next General Election little more than a year away, according to new research commissioned by WWF-UK ahead of… Read More

  • Vote blue, turn green

    FROM ‘GREENEST government ever’ to ‘get rid of all the green crap’ – so what are Cameron’s true colours?                           Though you might disagree with its regular criticism… Read More

  • Free for all

    NICK CLEGG’S pledge to extend free school meals could be hugely important – if the Lib Dem leader gets the details right.                   The cost of living crisis has dominated the front… Read More

  • Under 8’s to receive free school meals in the UK

    PLANS TO give all primary school children free school meals in the UK have been announced as part of a coalition deal between the Tories and Lib Dems, Nick Clegg has announced.   The £600 million scheme will see an… Read More

  • Hospitality can deliver 300,000 new jobs

    HOSPITALITY AND tourism now accounts for over 10% of the UK’s workforce and is the fourth largest employing industry in the UK, according to new research published today.                        … Read More

  • Carbon reporting to be mandatory

    ALL BUSINESSES listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange will have to report their levels of greenhouse gas emissions from the start of the next financial year under plans announced by the Deputy Prime Minister at the… Read More