EMERGENCY PODCAST

An all new chat with Tom Calver in which I hear first hand what it was like to be at the centre of the Cheddar Scam storm that enveloped British Cheese just a few weeks ago. We talk about the real impact of a crime like this and how in a very weird way it’s a compliment to Farmhouse Cheddar!

We also talk about the budget and specifically the changes to IHT that have formed the backbone of the recent farming protests in central London. This was recorded a couple of weeks ago and so the story has evolved a bit since we discussed it but ultimately it’s an issue that proving very divisive and one that I don’t think is dropping g out of the conversation any time soon.

We also talk briefly about lard, slurry and Alpine cheese…

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Cheers.

PS some articles

here’s a cracking piece all about the cheddar scam and why high end food is finding its way onto the black market

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmz42pjpnjo.amp

an excellent analysis of the impact of the budget on farmers by James Rebanks

https://unherd.com/2024/11/a-farmers-revolt-is-coming/

The article in The Financial Times all about Lard

https://www.ft.com/content/47a70eb9-4a25-4209-aab6-3acc38e10b9b

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