How much power do UK farmers have over trade deals?
Getty Images Don’t mess with the farmers. That is the message the government has so far inadvertently sent out in regard to trade policy. While attention is on the fate of the UK-Australia negotiations, it is worth considering what has happened to the US-UK deal. It was once deemed the great prize of post-Brexit free […]
Is it facing demise or resurgence?
Rebecca Cafe and Nicky Ford BBC News PA Media The nature of shopping on Oxford Street is changing – but is it for the better? Known as the nation’s high street, Oxford Street in central London has long attracted domestic shoppers and tourists. But with the pandemic, hybrid working and the phenomenon of US-themed sweet […]
Stella McCartney and Ellen MacArthur call for fashion sustainability
Rebecca Marston Business reporter, BBC News Stella McCartney Stella McCartney is calling for radical changes to the “incredibly wasteful” fashion industry. The designer is backing a report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation which claims half of High Street fashion is disposed of within a year. It also says the amount of clothing bought has doubled […]
Indra Nooyi: ‘Everybody’s watching you’
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Getty Images PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi in 2011 Indra Nooyi was an unusual presence at the top of the business world. An immigrant and a woman, she served as chief executive of PepsiCo for 12 years – a position that placed her among the world’s most powerful corporate […]
Cornwall locals ‘too scared’ to go shopping
Jonathan Pitts Residents described the situation in St Ives as “absolute madness” Residents in popular resorts have said they are “too scared” to go food shopping because of visitors pouring down narrow streets and ignoring social distancing. On social media locals have described some Cornish resorts as being “absolute madness,” and “Benidorm on steroids”. Street […]
‘If you eat here, you’re dining with rats’
Lucy Hooker Business reporter, New York Getty Images Add a plague of rats to all the other challenges New York City has faced in 2021 Diem Boyd was sitting outside a restaurant in New York’s fashionable Greenwich Village in September, when a family of rats scurried across her feet. “Within seconds everybody jumped up,” she […]
End of talks ‘hugely concerning’ for farmers
The PM says it is time to “get ready” for trading arrangements with the EU to be “more like Australia’s” from 1 January. Downing Street’s warning that Brexit talks with the EU are “over” is “hugely concerning” for farmers, the president of a farming union has said. John Davies, from NFU Cymru, said farmers face […]
Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial
AFP Crops are often treated with the herbicide glyphosate Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer. In a landmark case, a Californian jury found that Monsanto knew its Roundup and RangerPro weedkillers were dangerous and failed to warn consumers. […]
Cancer ‘game-changer’ and ‘tears for Phil’
BBC The Daily Telegraph reports that a “secretive” unit set up by the government worked with social media companies to “curb critics” of lockdown policies during the pandemic. Ministers have denied asking for posts by certain people to be taken down. The government tells the paper that the unit is “focused on helping it understand […]
Cautious welcome for easing of NI restrictions
Getty Images There has been mixed reaction from business leaders and owners to the announcement that many Covid-19 restrictions will ease from next week onwards in Northern Ireland. Hairdressers and other close contact services, such as driving lessons, can resume from 23 April, the Stormont Executive has agreed. Indoor hospitality venues, including pubs and hotels, […]