Polanski Warns UK Food System Is Close to Collapse

Polanski warns UK food system is close to collapse

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has warned that food insecurity is not a distant threat. He says it’s already impacting customers, farmers and workers in the food industry. In a speech to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union on 8 June, Polanski warned that the UK’s food system is close to collapse. He spoke of pressures from rising temperatures and global instability and called for urgent action to support the UK’s food resilience. The spe…

Zack Polanski warns Britain’s food system is ‘close to collapse’

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Food system ‘close to collapse,’ Polanski warns as figures show costs to rise 170% by 2050 - Green Party

In a speech to the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union today, Green Party leader Zack Polanski will warn that food insecurity is not a ‘distant threat’ and is already impacting customers, farmers and workers in the food industry. Warning that the UK’s food system is ‘close to collapse’ under pressure from rising temperatures and global instability, Polanski will call for urgent action to support the UK’s food resilience.  The speech comes as f…