16 May 2017
A flurry of electioneering claims and counter claims surround the notable quote from Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom in a letter to the SFF. She said “no decision has yet been made” on the extent to which the CFP would be incorporated into British law. But she pledged to “disapply the key elements” which are “most […]
22 Mar 2017
The Green Alliance added its voice to that of the Environmental Audit Committee highlighting the ongoing delay to the release of Agriculture and Environment 25 year plans. We seem to be in the phoney war phase of Brexit, the calm before the storm, when nothing is appearing. These two documents are crucial to the Brexit […]
08 Mar 2017
Utility Week: ‘Environment secretary Andrea Leadsom has confirmed that the competitive water retail market for business, charities and public sector customers will open as planned on 1 April 2017. Government recently completed an assurance process to confirm that appropriate structures and preparations had been put in place for the new market and Leadsom said: “It’s […]
27 Feb 2017
In this talk to the NFU conference Andrea Leadsom has outlined the Government’s principles with reference to the CFP. It doesn’t provide detail but importantly ‘environment’ is highlighted as the third principle (see blow). For those looking for clues re CFP a statement to this effect would be a good start and the inclusion of […]
11 Jan 2017
This is the transcript of the presentation which didn’t seem to find a resonance with the audience It covers the commitment to leaving the environment better than they found it, 25 year plans, red tape, resilience etc. Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom addresses the Oxford Farming Conference 2017. Defra ‘For an industry that’s been around as […]
02 Nov 2016
Andrea Leadsom might come to rue the day at the Environmental Audit Committee when she said “At our leisure we will be able to repeal, amend and strengthen. For environmental groups I think the certainty of the Great Repeal Bill will be a great comfort to them.” (the eNGOs). This composite of articles sets out […]