Also an example of Prime Minister Burnham's fondness for fronting anything politically escapist he can sell as active, progressive government. In this case, we see Brexit as his his preferred vehicle for evading political responsibility for the mess we're in. He clearly hopes to evade responsibility for doing anything about it.
EU red tape threatens British food supplies
Labour’s EU reset deal will threaten Britain’s food security by burdening businesses with more red tape, industry leaders have warned.
Karen Betts, the chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), said the Government’s “fiddling” with global tariffs on food undermined British farmers...
I speak to food and drink manufacturers across the UK, from large household brands to small family-run businesses, and the message is remarkably consistent: while ministers talk increasingly about national resilience, many of their policies undermine, rather than reinforce, the food industry’s resilience.
I don’t think the Government means to do this, it isn’t a conscious decision. But it’s rooted in complacency and ignorance, an assumption that ‘the supermarkets will always be stocked, won’t they?’. Whitehall, even the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, just doesn’t understand how our food system works.
EU red tape threatens British food supplies
Labour’s EU reset deal will threaten Britain’s food security by burdening businesses with more red tape, industry leaders have warned.
Karen Betts, the chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), said the Government’s “fiddling” with global tariffs on food undermined British farmers...
I speak to food and drink manufacturers across the UK, from large household brands to small family-run businesses, and the message is remarkably consistent: while ministers talk increasingly about national resilience, many of their policies undermine, rather than reinforce, the food industry’s resilience.
I don’t think the Government means to do this, it isn’t a conscious decision. But it’s rooted in complacency and ignorance, an assumption that ‘the supermarkets will always be stocked, won’t they?’. Whitehall, even the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, just doesn’t understand how our food system works.
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