Bittersweet Brexit (Paperback)

Charlie Clutterbuck

ISBN 10: 0745337708 / ISBN 13: 9780745337708

Published by Pluto Press, London, 2017

About this Item

Paperback. *Selected as one of openDemocracy's Best Political Books of 2017* Although widely criticised and hugely wasteful, The Common Agricultural Policy did at least afford British farmers a degree of support. Post-Brexit, that support will vanish - to be replaced with a woefully misconceived agricultural export drive that cannot possibly deliver. Bittersweet Brexit suggests a solution: paying workers decent wages in the agricultural sector could radically transform the nature of farming in Britain. It would improve yields, increase sustainability and ensure greater self-sufficiency at a time when food security is becoming a vital issue. This scenario provides a progressive, forward-thinking and optimistic future for food and farming in Britain, which, unlike many other industries, is currently being ignored." An optimistic solution to the post-Brexit crisis in Britain's agricultural sector Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bittersweet Brexit (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pluto Press, London
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745337708
• ISBN 13: 9780745337708
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Although widely criticised and hugely wasteful, The Common Agricultural Policy did at least afford British farmers a degree of support. Post-Brexit, that support will vanish - to be replaced with a woefully misconceived agricultural export drive that cannot possibly deliver. Bittersweet Brexit suggests a solution: paying workers decent wages in the agricultural sector could radically transform the nature of farming in Britain. It would improve yields, increase sustainability and ensure greater self-sufficiency at a time when food security is becoming a vital issue. This scenario provides a progressive, forward-thinking and optimistic future for food and farming in Britain, which, unlike many other industries, is currently being ignored.

About the Author

Charlie Clutterbuck is an honorary research fellow at the Centre for Food Policy, City University, London. He has published extensively on food and farming.