RPG’s Founding Partner, MHA, has been critical to the development of The Rural Policy Group as a voice for all parts of the food supply chain. Like us, they are keen supporters of British agriculture, food and farming. MHA is a firm of chartered accountants, tax...
Labour Leader Sir Kier Starmer and Farming Minister Mark Spencer addressed the NFU Conference in Birmingham on 21/22 February to set out their plans for the future of farming. Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, RPG’s Founder and Chairman and colleagues in MHA’s...
The Rural Policy Group exists to further the dialogue between policy influencers, academics and business to achieve better outcomes for the food and farming industry and all participants in the food system, including consumers and the environment. Part of this role...
Welcome to Rural Policy Group’s Annual Report 2021. The Annual Report 2021, Fair & Sustainable Food Pricing and the Value of Rural was writen against the backdrop of Brexit, the covid pandemic, the devastating war in Ukraine and a wider international context...
This may not be be the best time to introduce a new tax on business, but amid soaring costs, a wobbly recovery from a global pandemic and adjusting to Brexit, that is exactly what is happening with the new Plastic Packaging Tax being introduced next month. However, it...
