I did an interview today for the Politics Show about next week’s Green Paper on agricultural quality. Basically, we will be asking for “contributions and views for developing regulatory measures to facilitate production and marketing of products having particular qualities and characteristics”. Apparently. What that means is, do the various certification schemes and geographical protectionsContinue reading “Cornish pasties and Cumberland sausages”
Monthly Archives: October 2008
The financial storm
Reading this blog recently, you might wonder whether I’m even aware of what’s going on in the world at the moment. Naturally, the answer is “of course I am”. It’s just that it hasn’t had a very direct impact on us. These things are going on at a different level to an office like ours.Continue reading “The financial storm”
Back in the hotseat
Sorry it has been quiet for a bit. I was in Brussels Monday and Tuesday of last week for a meeting of the people who do my job in all our reps across Europe. It was great to meet them at last – most of them have been just voices across the ether or veryContinue reading “Back in the hotseat”