The heart of the problem is that we seek legislation to micromanage the food economy and people’s diets when both operate in more complex, holistic ways. That does not mean we can’t do anything at all. But it does mean we have to avoid the temptation of quick, easy wins and work to overhaul the wider causes and context of bad eating
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“If the government does forget about agriculture, if they do flood us with cheap ingredients that would be illegal for us to produce here, it would make what happened to coal and steel look like a walk in the park.”
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We have the opportunity to build on our country’s comparatively high standards and compete on quality, sustainability and animal welfare. Or we can sign up to free trade agreements on terms that suit our competitors, pushing British farmers either to lower their standards to compete or drive them out of business altogether.
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That won’t save the planet – or do much to improve our health. The problems associated with the production of red meat are far too complicated for a simplistic sin levy.
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Blog for the Food Ethics Council on the merits and flaws in EAT-Lancet’s ‘planetary health diet’.
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