All Government policy articles – Page 100
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NewsFood and drink leaders demand answers to 11 no-deal preparation questions
The FDF is warning ministers are ignoring calls for clarity from businesses most likely to be affected
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Comment & OpinionThe pension legislation changes for which grocery businesses need to prepare
Businesses can no longer keep trustees at arm’s length, says Rosalind Connor of ARC Pensions Law
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NewsLabour plans animal welfare commissioner in far-reaching policy pitch
The 50-point ‘animal welfare manifesto for government’ also includes bans of sow farrowing crates and foie gras imports
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Comment & OpinionThe soft drinks sugar tax has sold the industry - and consumers - a lie
Less than 25% of the projects paid out by the fund were for health and wellbeing projects
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the childhood obesity strategy turning into another omnishambles?
‘Sin taxes’ are under review., funds raised from the sugar levy have been siphoned off, while healthy eating in schools has been marginalised
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Labour’s plan save UK high streets from ‘retail Armageddon’?
Labour’s proposals include a plan to force landlords to hand empty properties to councils
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News‘No guarantee’ sugar levy money will be spent on kids’ health
Children’s health campaigners are now engaged in a battle to win the funding for future years, with no ring-fencing in place
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NewsGovernment faces backlash over ‘bamboozling’ Brexit immigration move
It has said it intends to bring an end to freedom of movement on Halloween in the event of a no-deal
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Comment & OpinionYellowhammer? It’ll take more than rare birds to help us through Brexit
The government will soon be running out of rare bird names for its no-deal Brexit planning
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NewsOperation Yellowhammer: food and drink leaders urge judicial review
The report says the government expects logjams caused by months of border disruption
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NewsJeremy Corbyn unveils plan to prevent high street ‘retail apocalypse’
Labour leader is expected to announce plans to give councils new powers to re-open abandoned empty shops
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NewsOperation Kingfisher: industry urges detail on no-deal Brexit support plan
Operation Kingfisher has been devised to co-ordinate support for businesses most at risk of financial crisis that were “otherwise fundamentally viable”
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Comment & OpinionPicnic warning is a reminder industry must step up on salt reduction
Suppliers have cut sugar and satfat effectively: now to apply their expertise to salt
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NewsRetail CEOs call for reform of ‘broken’ business rates system
Signatories to the letter include Asda, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op
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NewsGrocery leaders waiting on ‘Operation Kingfisher’ no-deal Brexit support
Food and drink bosses have also warned of major cashflow problems
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NewsFDF calls for relaxation of rules to aid no-deal planning
Competition lawyers are not expecting the government to allow a relaxation of the rules
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NewsCampaign groups call for ‘calorie tax’ on high-fat foods
The organisations claim fat is a bigger contributor to calories in the diet than sugar
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Comment & OpinionThe ‘Brexit at all costs’ Cabinet faces a never-more serious situation
The appointment of a new PM is always important to the grocery sector
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NewsDefra secretary Villiers urged to reassure food sector over Brexit
Industry leaders have called on Villiers to offer ’urgent reassurances’ on future trade relationships, environmental and animal welfare standards
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NewsPlastic tax consultation: nearly half disagree with threshold
Feedback from 208,000 responses revealed strong public backing for an ‘all in’ deposit return scheme