The UK food and drinks sector is becoming increasingly preoccupied with potential labour shortages, currency fluctuations, price spikes, and supply chain setbacks, as the possible pitfalls from Brexit loom large on the horizon.
At the Conservative Party conference recently the Prime Minister talked about the spirit of citizenship, "That spirit that means you respect the bonds and obligations that make our society work. That means a commitment to the men and women who live around you, who work for you, who buy the goods and services you sell."
We've had an absolutely brilliant week here in Richmond Park and North Kingston - this weekend alone, we've had our biggest action day yet, with more than two times as many helpers through our doors than last weekend! We've delivered every single house in the constituency and knocked on well over two-thirds of the doors - an absolutely incredible shift from our fantastic volunteers.
As part of the package of party reforms agreed at the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton, the Federal Executive (FE) is being replaced by the new Federal Board. On paper, it has a very wide remit - which makes having a clear sense of priorities all the more important if the reforms are to result in more than just a change of acronyms. I'm running for election to the Federal Board myself, so I have a particular interest in what members think its priorities should be. But whatever the outcome of that internal election, I hope this survey will help steer the new body's activities in the right directions.
It is a crying shame that the Olympic is to close down most of its operations. The Swanley Liberal Democrat team did warn that...
A group of MPs say the government is being dishonest when they claim it is allocating an extra £10bn to the NHS in England over the next five years.