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As tweeted so many times before, UK now an outsider to EU & every other country in the world...as more turn inwards & more protective ..
EU etc can afford to do without UK goods; but UK cannot even afford to reciprocate its TCA border, never mind start any trade wars.
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EU threatens Britain with ‘devastating’ tariffs

Blow to Starmer’s Brexit reset promise as UK steel producers face taxes of up to 50pc

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podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · 4d

Episode 6 is now live! We're talking SPS support and what it means for food standards, Nathan Gill's Russia revelations, press pressure on politicians and the plausibility of Hugh Grant for PM! share.transistor.fm/s/d1b12d8f @lizwebster.bsky.social @nick1webb.bsky.social @olifletcher.bsky.social

Episode 6- Guilty Gill, Hugh Grant, SPS and Dodgy Press. | The Food Fighters | Episode 6

This week, Liz, Oli and Nick are chatting SPS support and what it means for food standards, Nathan Gill's Russia revelations, press pressure on politicians and the plausibility of Hugh Grant for PM!

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Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · 8d

Are we at the point now where Brexit is just accepted to cause problems in all the areas is was expected to by experts who were rubbished at the time of the vote? The economy, immigration, NI, British freedom (gone) in Europe- all now worse permanently because we left the SM. Who's going to fix it?

Michael @vivamjm.bsky.social · 9d

To be honest I'm bored of all this now. None of it is, was ever, or should be "news"..
The always adverse consequences & ramifications of Brexit (TCA & NIP/WF) were *always* obvious to anybody with a modicum? of understanding of trade
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Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · 11d

Ep 5 is out now wherever you get your podcasts! It's meaty and juicy but not lab grown, which is how we like our beef...

podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · 11d

Ep5 is here! We're going big on Liz's legal challenge that could derail deregulation and seriously scupper Starmer's plans. Lab grown meat is under the microscope and somehow we sidetrack into a debate about driving before careering into the PM's comms car crash. 👇
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The Food Fighters Episode 5 | The Food Fighters | Episode 5

In this episode, The Food Fighters dive deep into Liz's legal challenge to the inheritance tax that could have huge implications for farmers, the government and the food that we're eating here in the ...

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podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · 18d

Is there a huge failure of politicians to communicate their message effectively across the board at the moment?

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Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · 20d

Ep 4 of our new podcast is out now! Please have a listen if you're interested in keeping high EU food standards in this country rather than the alternative of cheap, dangerous US imports.

podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · 20d

Ep 4 is out now! We're talking Trump protests, Lord Kinnock's comments on rejoining the EU and Ed Davey's damaging distractions as well as lots more- enjoy! share.transistor.fm/s/9a6def64

The Food Fighters Episode 4 | The Food Fighters | Episode 4

This week's pod comes fresh off the back of Oli's appearance on stage at the anti Trump protests in central London where Liz was also busy fending off some fury towards farmers from an irate attendee!...

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Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · 23d

Trump, Tice and Farage?

The Independent @the-independent.com · 23d

BREAKING | Three people arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia

Three people arrested in Essex on suspicion of spying for Russia

Two men and a woman have been arrested in Essex

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podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · 25d

If you need a stat to help explain why we're fighting against a trade deal with the US that would significantly lower our food standards here in the UK...
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Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · 25d

Episode 3 of The Food Fighters is out now wherever you get your pods!

podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · 25d

Stephen Yaxley Lennon persuades 100k+ people to go out on the streets to protest- but what do they want? He's offering no realistic solutions. All immigration has gone up because of Brexit- guess the most effective way to lower it. @lizwebster.bsky.social @nick1webb.bsky.social

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Michael @vivamjm.bsky.social · 26d

“Defra has no effective system of oversight for [biosecurity] border controls”, which is “not simply an operational concern but continues to present real threats to the health of UK animals and plants and therefore the viability of our sector”

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EFRA finds commercial animal and plant imports system is ‘inadequate’ as banned products pass border unchecked - Committees - UK Parliament

“Defra has no effective system of oversight for [biosecurity] border controls”, according to a new report by Parliament’s EFRA Committee. MPs say that the previous government's visio...

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podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · 26d

Episode 3 is now live! We're talking protests, Mandelson, X, Yaxley-Lennon, Trump and lots more... Please enjoy, subscribe, like and share! open.spotify.com/episode/2Thh... @lizwebster.bsky.social @olifletcher.bsky.social @nick1webb.bsky.social

The Food Fighters Episode 3

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podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · Sep 10

Is PM Starmer using Brexit deregulation and 'Henry VIII' powers to dodge parliamentary scrutiny and force through a US trade deal that will be bad for the health of our nation? It looks that way, and we're campaigning to stop it. @lizwebster.bsky.social @nick1webb.bsky.social ep2 available now!

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Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ep 2 is out now in all the normal places- please give us a listen, we're trying to stop a dangerous change to our diets that a US trade deal would bring while highlighting the need to return to EU standards before it's too late. We also give both barrels to Farage and the far right.

podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · Sep 10

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podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · Sep 10

Farage's self serving tour of the States involved a reality check in Congress, but why didn't the the man who apparently cares so much about grooming gangs mention Epstein? Ep2 is in all the normal places now @lizwebster.bsky.social @nick1webb.bsky.social

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podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our new podcast is out now! Please share far and wide and help us save British food and farming!
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The Food Fighters Episode 2

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podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · Sep 8

A pleasure to start a brand new podcast with @lizwebster.bsky.social and Oli Fletcher @podfoodfighters.bsky.social is in all the normal places. Please spread the word as we fight for Britain's food future.

podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · Sep 8

A little intro to why we're here- fighting for the quality of food that ends up on our shelves and in our stomachs. @lizwebster.bsky.social @nick1webb.bsky.social

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Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · Sep 4

"No you can't sit on my lap".

Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · Sep 3

If these facilities are ever used for what they were built for the UK will have border chaos with less choice and higher price of goods hitting businesses and public hard. If not used without joining SM we are an open border smugglers paradise. Both are awful options compared to SM/EU membership.

Michael @vivamjm.bsky.social · Sep 3

Again worth pointing out these facilities *were NEEDED* for the Brexit that UK wanted, negotiated & got. Some of us been warning since 2016 UK would not have ops ("red tape"personnel) capacity it needed for this.
Brexit choices were always as follows...1/5
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‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle

“White elephant” border inspection facilities face bleak future after U.K.-EU trade deal.

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Nick Webb @nick1webb.bsky.social · Aug 31

@news.sky.com ☝️

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