It shouldn’t take a war for Britain to wake up to the need for food security | Tim Lang

AI Briefing

• – Ministers must provide incentives to reduce Britain's reliance on imported foods and promote food security.
• – The British state's food system is heavily dependent on oil, which transports food from farm to fork and fuels production.
• – The UK's reliance on imported food is a recurring issue, with previous crises, such as the 1970s oil shock and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, highlighting the need for greater food security.