We don’t need a new tax system on food, but instead to reform the one we already have to make it more rational, and indeed simpler.
New proposals will stifle the food and drink industry, which has played a vital role in supporting the country through the pandemic.
I, for one, see this new Commission as further evidence that the Government will take expert advice that benefits farmers and consumers.
The language of personal responsibility is common in Conservative rhetoric, but in policy terms they may as well just quote Job: “Here thou shalt come, but no further.”