This NFU 'produced to our standards' malarkey
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Trade and Agriculture Commission membership announced today.
Chairman ex-Tesco. Naturally.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/..._y9LpZujgi2YimOVE8llVebXgCKvi9gHRtmu26d-9GDfY
Chairman ex-Tesco. Naturally.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/..._y9LpZujgi2YimOVE8llVebXgCKvi9gHRtmu26d-9GDfY
And then add in Andrew Opie on the Commission ......
Interesting that the NFU President is not taking the seat for the NFU
yep, it's a supermarket trade body in all but name.
savvy enough to know that it will be a waste of time, and doesn't want the mud sticking to her, maybe.
In addition to two supermarket lobbyists, the commission has two members linked to the Legatum Institute. Shanker Singham and Lockwood Smith.
You had better hope that the farming reps on there have balls of steel.
Shanker Singham (from Wikipedia).
Singham is a vocal advocate of Britain leaving the European single market and customs union; he advocates unilaterally slashing some of our tariffs to let in cheaper exports (a move which would destroy the UK's small farmers); and proposes the setting up a giant free-trade zone of “like-minded nations” including Singapore, Switzerland and the US.
You had better hope that the farming reps on there have balls of steel.
Shanker Singham (from Wikipedia).
Singham is a vocal advocate of Britain leaving the European single market and customs union; he advocates unilaterally slashing some of our tariffs to let in cheaper exports (a move which would destroy the UK's small farmers); and proposes the setting up a giant free-trade zone of “like-minded nations” including Singapore, Switzerland and the US.
The commission will exist for 6 months. It wont take 6 days for the outcome to become apparent:
"Howdy Mr Tesco, this is the Lone Star ranch. We can supply you with enough beef for all of your stores, produced to the standards set by your trade commission. It will take 3 weeks to get to you, will be the best beef you have tasted. £3/kg/DW. Have a good day."
"Howdy Mr Tesco, this is the Lone Star ranch. We can supply you with enough beef for all of your stores, produced to the standards set by your trade commission. It will take 3 weeks to get to you, will be the best beef you have tasted. £3/kg/DW. Have a good day."
For anyone who wants to dig down into the nitty gritty of this, see the comments on this post.
This is important.
A coalition of food, farming and environmental sector organisations, to shadow and hold to task the Trade and Agriculture Commission.
A coalition of food, farming and environmental sector organisations, to shadow and hold to task the Trade and Agriculture Commission.
but what about everything else you buy? clothing does anyone care how their clothing is made by children often in other countries, oh i forgot wehave now got it going on in many places now in the UK, ie the clothing scandel that came to light in leicester, poor working condtions, wages etc etc, the most disturbing thing of all is the locals, the council etc knew it was going on? our country is slipping down a third world way of life slope?
Quite. The whole thing has got more holes in it than a sieve.
Has anyone been following this afternoons debate ?
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So all those silly rules the leavers wanted to get rid of we have enshrined into UK law already?
Also we accept their standards but they dont necessarily accept ours, even though they are the same as theirs?