Our latest article for Gina Miller’s True and Fair party previews their policy on food, water and the environment. Read the whole article here. A taster is below:
After World War II there was a necessary focus on food security in Britain, informed by ration books and virtual bankruptcy of the country. But we forget quite quickly and the National Farmers Union reported that self-sufficiency levels in fruit & vegetables fell steadily since the mid-1980s, from 78% to 64%. Britain imports 46% of its food and this may explain why our Government has delayed Brexit border checks five times since 2020 for fear of food shortages and, ultimately, food fighters. Our lack of resilience is not a sustainable position, particularly for a nation that is now isolated from the safety of belonging to the biggest trading bloc in the world. We also operate in a world where food and water will become precious assets into the 21st Century due to global warming.
[…] Food fighters […]
A recent trip to Cologne, and the REWE store closest to where we were staying in a student area had plentiful everything on the shelves – fruit, veg, bread, dairy, you name it… – and not just one type of packaged food, but multiple variations and brands. We do not realize how staid the selection across multiple supermarkets and food outlets in Britain has become until we travel to forrin’, and better provisioned, parts.
I notice it quite a bit as I am the main shopper after COVID Greg. Lots of things just go off the shelves, some mainstream items like cheese.