On 10th September 2020, Climate Assembly UK, which was set up by multiple Select Committees in the House of Commons, published its final report: ‘The Path to Net Zero’.  The document includes the Assembly’s views on different ways for the UK to reach net zero emissions by 2050, the Government’s legally binding target.  The publication […]

The latest available report of the Office for National Statistics survey on the business impact of coronavirus, shows that 28% of business were closed temporarily when the survey was carried out in mid-May [1]. Other estimates indicate between a quarter and a half a million business are in financial distress. As we have seen already, […]

The Agriculture Bill 2019-21 is finally about to go through its Committee Stage in the House of Lords. Introduced to replace the Common Agricultural Policy as part of the UK’s departure from the EU, this Bill, when it passes into Law, will introduce a fundamentally new approach to the way in which farmers are supported. […]