There should be a growth target to complement the inflation target – to drive government departments to take actions that will promote more UK activity and jobs.
Pay is a business cost and, in reaction, profit-seeking firms will raise prices, cut worker benefits, slash services, or leave the sector if profits are squeezed.
While we know it delivers good outcomes for biodiversity, the benefits for farmers, communities and the local economy have been less well-documented.
If nothing is done, we fear the pig industry is heading towards collapse, which would affect tens of thousands of jobs.
New Zealand shows how a very similar agricultural sector not only survived, but thrived, after shaking off protection and subsidy.
If Britain cannot do a trade deal with a country with which it shares a common language, history, and standards, then who can it do a deal with?
The proposed Australian trade deal risks bankrupting our farmers. The competition is unfair, their standards lower – and our consumer gain minimal.
We must use our new freedoms to tackle agricultural practices which conflict with the values of the British people.
If we allow Britain to get locked into Brussels’ agricultural orbit, it will cost us both export opportunities and higher prices in the supermarket.
The only caveat is the attitude of the Welsh Labour Government, hell-bent on replacing the EU’s onerous regulations with their own.
The Government’s new measures for foie gras and pig farmers are a great step for animal rights.
The commission has come up with an an innovative proposal for import policy.
Instead of listening to what Scotland can’t do without Brussels, I want our government to start talking about the opportunities on our doorstep.
Extending carbon pricing would serve as a constant pressure on emissions. But it won’t be enough on its own.