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...
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...
The Government has announced that in April 2022 it will introduce a Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) in an effort to provide a clear economic incentive for businesses to use recycled plastic in the manufacture of plastic packaging, which will create greater demand for this...
In our series of COP26 pieces, we explore what this momentous conference means for agriculture, food and farming. Zero emission HGVs As COP26 prepared to host Transport Day, the Government confirmed all new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) weighing 26 tonnes and...
In our series of COP26 pieces, we explore what this momentous conference means for agriculture, food and farming. The Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement signed at COP26 Energy day at COP26 marked a huge step towards mass adoption of renewable...
