Vegetables are a cheaper source of protein than meat. Just saying like.
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peteblue
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But that’s the beauty of a free society, you don’t have to eat something if you don’t wish to.....
Yeah seems like most my mates are vegan or vegetarian. The choice and products have really improved over the last few years so it’s not as difficult as it once was.
I wonder if meat eating will die out one day
Well if you want to pay for the premium meat you have to pay more which a lot of people struggle to do. British meat and produce tends to be more expensive.
Insect farming. Far more carbon friendly and a higher protein content.
I ate a load of insects in Bangkok once. People go about with them to sell to drunk backpackers. Doubt they even eat them themselves. Tasted like chicken skin from what I remember.
I went to a conference a few years ago and they had a stand dedicated to it. BBQ grasshoppers, Indian flavoured beetles...honestly didn’t mind them. Had a bit of weird after taste, quite earthy,m
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Illusion of choice for many in society
The University of Exeter has just released a study into why the people of Cornwall ( @Barnfred 55 ) voted to leave. It's quite depressing that nearly 80% say there's too much immigration, despite not experiencing any of that themselves, while hardly any refer to the huge amounts of money the region got from the EU, which is almost certainly going to effect them.
link.springer.com
"Many people who took part in the study wanted a strong affective economy, good public services and accessible jobs. They seem to have linked a Leave vote with expressing concerns about the association between immigration and the economy. These issues don't appear to be grounded in people's daily experiences."
The deep story of Leave voters affective assemblages: implications for political decentralisation in the UK - British Politics
How do British Pluralist traditions need to be re-imagined to address the issues at the heart of the Brexit vote? This paper will use qualitative research about why Britain voted for Brexit to examine this question. The paper interrogates the question that we require a more decentred local...
link.springer.com
"Many people who took part in the study wanted a strong affective economy, good public services and accessible jobs. They seem to have linked a Leave vote with expressing concerns about the association between immigration and the economy. These issues don't appear to be grounded in people's daily experiences."
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
I think it will force our farmers to up their game tbh. Soon when trade deals are done, cheaper meat will be available from many countries. Outside of the EU there will be far more choice.....
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to have food poisoning or not will be a new one for many
Is there any data for any of this? I see a lot of talk about Australian meat being so much cheaper, but no one seems able to provide a comparative cost of production between the UK and Australia. Similarly with food safety standards. I found the article below from their food safety body, but nowhere does it mention how the livestock is reared, instead talking about how food is prepared.
Australia’s food safety report card released for the inaugural World Food Safety Day 7 June 2019
The Food Safety Information Council has released a report card on Australia’s food safety record in recognition of the inaugural UN World Food Safety Day 7 June 2019. Council Chair, Cathy Moir, said that there are an estimated 4.1 million cases of food poisoning in Australia each year that...
foodsafety.asn.au
There "do" appear to be more cases of food poisoning in Australia than here, but their own food safety body doesn't seem to think that's due to hormone injection or whatnot.
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Your average family won't give a chicken liver about British farmers just like fishing, if their family food shop comes down in price. Will probably come down in the short term, until these Australian food importers win the lion share of the dinner table and then have monopoly then rack up prices.
And by then this Government would be well off on their trotters, leaving rest of us wondering about our food security.
The writing is on the wall...
www.bbc.co.uk
And by then this Government would be well off on their trotters, leaving rest of us wondering about our food security.
The writing is on the wall...
UK government to pay older farmers to retire
Older farmers in England will be paid to retire under a government scheme.
www.bbc.co.uk
Maybe you're able to tell me the cost of production for a unit of beef in Australia versus the UK? As a point of comparison, Britain consumes around 920 million kg of red meat per year, and Australia currently exports around 6 million kg of red meat to the entire EU. Indeed, entire Australian beef exports come to around 600 million kg, with around 75% of that currently going to Asian markets.Your average family won't give a chicken liver about British farmers just like fishing, if their family food shop comes down in price. Will probably come down in the short term, until these Australian food importers win the lion share of the dinner table and then have monopoly then rack up prices.
And by then this Government would be well off on their trotters, leaving rest of us wondering about our food security.
The writing is on the wall...
UK government to pay older farmers to retire
Older farmers in England will be paid to retire under a government scheme.
So are we really arguing that not only will Australian beef exports rise by 50%, but that every single ounce of that will go from Asian markets to the UK, which currently receives around about 100,000kg of beef (which I'm sure if you do the maths is an absolutely tiny %)?
Think I read somewhere that red meat is about 18% cheaper in Australia, once you factor in the transport costs will it be that much cheaper once it gets to the UK?
The UK could get a premium price, being fresher, more green less transport more local ect if they market it properly.
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