Congratulations to Heather Hancock on her appointment, from April Fools’ Day, as Chair of the Food Standards Agency. The appointment involves a time commitment of 2 to 3 days per week and remuneration at a rate of £60,000 per annum. The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial government department (as is Forestry Commission), which says…
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Looking forward to BAWC conference at the weekend
I’ll be speaking at the BAWC conference on Saturday and will be around on Sunday too. I’m looking forward to it. I’ll bring a few copies of Inglorious with me
Best and worst at Defra – what you think
There have been six secretaries of state at Defra since it came into existence in the wake of the foot and mouth disease outbreak in 2001. Defra was born out of the thought that MAFF was too inward-looking and that farming wasn’t that important really but was a bit of a problem. Prime Ministers also…
Oscar Dewhurst – Cheetah mother with cubs
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Oscar writes: Nearly two years ago now I was on holiday with my family in Kenya, more specifically around the Masai Mara. Rather than actually staying inside the main park, we stayed in conservancies, areas where the number of beds are tightly regulated, meaning you can drive around all day and see only a couple…
Poll closes at 6pm
My poll for the best and worst Defra Secretary of State closes at 6pm so if you haven’t voted yet you need to get a move on! Click here.