OPINION: If food security is national security, then now is the time to get behind our farmers

As industry members prepare to take to the roads in protest over soaring fuel and energy costs, the Government must do all it can to keep supply chains open

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to cut fuel prices for farmers
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to cut fuel prices for farmers

While attending this year's Oxford Farming Conference I was told on more than one occasion that the UK was on a ‘pre-war' footing. Duly armed with that advice, I warned my friends and family and made sure...

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