Defra - Not sexy but important

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Trewin Restorick argues that with the UK food system failing at almost every level the much-maligned department has a key role to play

One of the unwanted legacies of this government will be the muddle it has made of Defra, which has become an empty shell of a department largely acting as a cheerleader for British farmers. The political...

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