Trade Policy, Newcastle United, running, other things- views my own. Nil Desperandum.
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Jack Simpson retweeted
8 May 2025
With news of a trade deal to be announced very soon between the UK and the US, I just asked the DEFRA Secretary if the PM has spoken to him about the impact this will have on British farmers.
MPs must be given a vote on this deal if we are to protect farmers from being sold out.
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Jack Simpson retweeted
23 Apr 2025
Really worrying that Keir Starmer wouldn't commit to a vote in Parliament on a Trump trade deal when I asked him just now.
If the government really thinks it's a good deal for Britain, what are they so afraid of?
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Jack Simpson retweeted
3 Apr 2025
is this anything
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2 Apr 2025
The government promised to uphold the UK’s high agricultural standards and prevent unfair advantages for overseas producers.
But lowering tariffs on goods that don’t meet similar UK standards risks offshoring and incentivising environmental harm. #FairTrade #SustainableFarming
1 Apr 2025
Britain does not deny concessions on agriculture in UK-US talks politico.eu/article/britain-…
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2 Apr 2025
Core Environmental Standards would set a minimum production baseline for all agri-imports, allowing the UK to benefit from trade deals whilst ensuring a level playing field for farmers and protecting precious ecosystems:
wwf.org.uk/food/core-environ….
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Jack Simpson retweeted
17 Mar 2025
It wasn't a dream. We really did it. 🥹🏆
ALT Trophy lift at Wembley
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25 Feb 2025
Core standards would maintain a level playing field for farmers and stop the offshoring of damaging environmental practices, and is backed by farmer, environmental and consumer groups.
wwf.org.uk/food/core-environ…
25 Feb 2025
At #NFU25 once again @DefraGovUK @SteveReedMP pledge to "uphold & protect our high environmental & animal welfare standards in future trade deals".
The question is, how? To make the pledge a reality, we need core environmental standards.
Find out more wwf.org.uk/food/core-environ…
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Jack Simpson retweeted
30 Jan 2025
The scorer of our first Champions League goal in over 20 years 🇵🇾
Wor Miggy 🖤🤍
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Jack Simpson retweeted
20 Dec 2024
Great commentary by my colleagues David and Sofia:
Options to address farmers’ financial concerns wwf.org.uk/articles/options-…
@DefraGovUK #SustainableFarming #NFFN
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Jack Simpson retweeted
10 Dec 2024
Staggering post-Brexit divergence between (strong) services and (very very weak) goods trade continues
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Jack Simpson retweeted
4 Dec 2024
🌍💼 New Policy Brief alert!
What should a UK trade strategy that responds to climate change look like? Our Citizens’ Assembly explored this vital question and delivered powerful recommendations for green trade leadership. @Mutual_Gain @QMUL
Read more: tinyurl.com/4p8kmn2h
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24 Nov 2024
An interesting thread- IHT has provided much food for thought (lol) on how we as a society view/envision our food system now and in the future.
Which Dan posits further down here.
24 Nov 2024
New data on farms and inheritance tax: a third of farm estates over £1.5m aren’t farmers but wealthy people avoiding IHT by sinking money into farmland.
The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.
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Jack Simpson retweeted
24 Nov 2024
Presumably that's not a result farmers want, or they'd have done it already. Is it a result we as a society want? Are the economic effects positive (larger, more efficient, farms) or negative (lots of smaller <£1.5m less efficient farms)? What about the social consequences?
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Jack Simpson retweeted
14 Nov 2024
Today is #Trade Day at #COP29.
🌍 Trade plays a major role in the #ClimateEmergency, yet current trade rules often block meaningful climate action. It’s time to rethink policies that have fuelled unsustainable pollution and consumption for decades. #ClimateJustice #TradeJustice
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Jack Simpson retweeted
23 Oct 2024
This Review is welcome and must rapidly establish plans to restore rivers lakes and seas to good health.
Ambitious goals must be backed by ambitious action, and the process of the review shouldn't delay the government taking no regrets actions right now. 🌱
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23 Oct 2024
BREAKING: Government launches Independent Water Commission – the biggest review of the sector since privatisation to clean up our waterways for good.
Read more: gov.uk/government/news/gover…
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Jack Simpson retweeted
16 Oct 2024
We’re in Parliament for the parliamentary launch of the Living Planet Report 2024.
The new Living Planet Report shows a 73% decline in wildlife populations from 1970 to 2020.
Read the report here: livingplanet.panda.org/en-GB…
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Jack Simpson retweeted
30 Sep 2024
Sometimes, through everything and despite everything, you get the kind of unmitigatedly good climate news that gives you a little bit of hope that it might all be possible after all.
30 Sep 2024
Today is the day the UK becomes the first G7 country to completely phase out coal power
Since opening "Jumbo", the world's first coal power plant in 1882, the UK's coal plants have burned through a whopping 4.6bn tonnes of coal, emitting 10.4GtCO2 – which is more than most countries have ever released
Here's the story of how that all came to an end:
interactive.carbonbrief.org/…
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10 Sep 2024
Congratulations to @amcarmichaelMP- The @CommonsEFRA is well placed to explore the linkage between our trade and food systems, and develop policy to protect our natural environment.
Core Standards would be a good place to start! wwf.org.uk/food/core-environ…
9 Sep 2024
Honoured to be confirmed today as the Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. It will take some time for the remaining members of the committee to be appointed and our “to do” list is going to be lengthy, but I intend for us to hit the ground running.
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