BREXIT What do the food & drink experts say?
As a result of the referendum on 23 June 2016, the UK is about to embark on a major period of change. But will it signal the start of a brighter future for home-grown food and drink, or will it spell the end of a golden age for British cuisine? Daniel Tapper asked some of the food world’s most influential voices what they think will happen next
food for thought.
THE GOVERNMENT ADVISOR TIM LANG
In the lead-up to the referendum, the discourse surrounding the EU was overwhelmingly negative, with a focus on ‘crazy’ bureaucrats imposing unnecessary food standards. In reality, being a member of the EU has helped the UK transform its food scene from a culinary backwater to one of the most exciting and forwardlooking food cultures in the world. We have greater access to a wider range of fresh fruit and vegetables from the Continent than ever before; we’ve adopted café culture; and there are thousands of interesting European foods to try.
And the success of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), meanwhile, means we have excellent food security.