

Words: Tom Ward
It’s fair to say that Brexit has not been what the Tory government – and indeed, the 52 percent of Brits who voted for it – had hoped. Brexit has added almost £7 billion to the country’s grocery bill since 2019 (https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/29/economy/uk-food-imports-safety-brexit/index.html) with the government now forgoing health and safety check on food imported from Europe for the fifth time in three years amid fears that extra checks will push up food prices even further.