‘Standing firm for our farmers: why Britain’s ‘red lines’ in trade must be the standard for all’
Imagine you’re a British sheep farmer. You play by the rules, abiding by regulations that mean you’d never…
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‘We cannot miss a beet – harnessing agri-tech innovations under a new Labour government’
SPONSORED POST The food and drink sector supports 4 million jobs in the UK from farm to fork,…
“A new relationship with the countryside” – Starmer’s NFU speech
Below is the full text of Labour leader Keir Starmer’s speech to the National Union of Farmers this…
Government food strategy little more than a “new slogan”, McMahon says
Jim McMahon has declared that the government food strategy is little more than a “new slogan” and does…
Back British Farming Day: Our farmers are facing a perfect storm of uncertainty
British farmers are facing a perfect storm of uncertainty this Back British Farming Day. From reduced farm payments,…
“Farming and the countryside will never be an afterthought” – Starmer’s speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by Labour leader Keir Starmer to the National Farmers’…
320,000 rural jobs at risk under “one-size-fits-all approach”, Labour analysis finds
Analysis by the Labour Party has found that 320,000 jobs in rural communities are at risk if the…
Luke Pollard interview: UK net-zero target, National Food Service, winning in rural areas and more
Luke Pollard, Labour MP for Plymouth and Shadow Environment Secretary, spoke to editor Sienna Rodgers for LabourList‘s first…
The Agriculture Bill should be a golden opportunity to create a fair food system
Rising food poverty and the severe consequences of the climate crisis on our weather, landscapes and crops, means…
Celebrating rural workers and 100 years of The Landworker journal
The trade union movement is known for what some might see as a rosy, nostalgic view of our…
