Brexit insight and analysis – Page 16
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Comment & Opinion
Getting Brexit done will invite more impossible deadlines – and more chaos
The Conservative party’s lunge to finish off Brexit will further pressure the food and drink industry after three ‘Brexit days’ have already come and gone
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Analysis & Features
Why is Australia demanding compensation from the UK over Brexit?
Australia, New Zealand and a host of other non-EU countries want compensation for Brexit-related trade disruption
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Analysis & Features
Is the Conservatives’ promise on SAWS expansion enough?
Boris Johnson might have finally listened to the concerns of British growers, but does his new pledge go far enough?
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Comment & Opinion
It’s election time, but immigration policies are hardly ‘oven-ready’
Boris Johnson doesn’t know how a microwave works, but worse still, his party still isn’t committing to the necessary EU labour for the farming sector
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Analysis & Features
With food front and centre, who deserves industry’s votes?
From no-deal Brexit to plastic, obesity strategy to business rates, where do politicians stand on the crucial issues affecting grocery?
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Comment & Opinion
Brexit has slowed progress on food waste, obesity and the environment
Whatever the election’s outcome, Brexit is likely to continue to impede progress
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Comment & Opinion
Loosening food safety laws post-Brexit could threaten the union
If we see regulatory divergence between England, Wales and Scotland after Brexit, our issues won’t stop at Northern Ireland
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Comment & Opinion
UK must be vigilant on food safety after Brexit
Suppliers and retailers should be constantly scanning the horizon for risks, says Fera Science CEO Andrew Swift
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Comment & Opinion
A 12 December general election comes too late to boost consumer confidence
As one source put it: “The election creates uncertainty about whether there could be even more uncertainty.”
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Comment & Opinion
Sufficient labour is the only way our fruit & veg is going to get picked
There are opportunities to increase production - but not if the crop can’t be picked
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Analysis & Features
Brexit extension granted: food and drink industry players react
Food and drink industry leaders have been given their reaction to another Brexit delay
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Comment & Opinion
Letters: government must extend seasonal workers pilot
The sector has seen an unprecedented scale of waste this year on farms across the country
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Analysis & Features
Will Brazil meat our standards to strike a post-Brexit trade deal?
Brazil wants to trade with the UK post Brexit. But amid concerns over food safety, animal welfare and the environment, can it meet our standards on beef, chicken and pork?
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Comment & Opinion
Seasonal labour crisis is a serious threat to British farming
To conclude that the fruit & veg rotting in UK fields has nothing to do with Brexit is absurd
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Comment & Opinion
#GettingBrexitDone won’t put an end to upheaval for food & drink
Johnson’s Brexit deal, if it passes, would lead to regulatory divergence from the EU – and no easy answers for the food & drink sector
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Analysis & Features
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal: food and drink industry leaders react
MPs are set to vote on the deal in parliament tomorrow
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Comment & Opinion
Trump’s new 25% tariffs are designed to inflict maximum pain
New US tariffs mean mature cheddar could soon become “a luxury like caviar”, we’ve heard from industry sources
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Comment & Opinion
Get Ready for Brexit? You can’t blame businesses for not being prepared
Today’s NAO report suggests trade will be thrown into chaos on day one of Brexit
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Analysis & Features
What would Boris Johnson’s Irish border plan mean for food and drink?
Is agreement over the plans as “overwhelmingly unlikely” as European leaders suggest? Or could they yet be a step towards avoiding no deal?
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Comment & Opinion
Will Defra or DIT come out on top in food standards struggle?
Theresa Villiers is a staunch animal welfare advocate, while Liz Truss is a proponent of deregulation