Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Also. How about this wild idea? Businesses - stop making so much junk food, using up the world’s precious resources, growing the commodities, processing and packaging them, and then marketing the heck out of them with offers and promotions?? 😊 030
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I spent my formative years learning how to drive Atlantic 21 inshore lifeboats. I know how it feels when the call goes out, and you run to respond, whatever the circumstances, and the sea conditions. 1325
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Having just wasted 90 minutes in a chat with Sky to fix a problem, now a month in and still not fixed, I am persuaded I need an AI agent to waste as much of their time as they waste of mine 430
Reposted by Sue PritchardDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026My writing on trade appears leaden and bland by comparison with this, about an entertaining as you can ever make my subject 912332
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026This. Industries making these pollutants are not responsible for removing them, so the job falls to others. Farmers are being asked to participate in a risky experiment. #Polluterpays legislation would rebalance accountability AND save public money. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comPlastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts sayResearchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils 121
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 03/08/2026💡Good interview with @emmahowardboyd.bsky.social on the today about the leadership we need to see on climate change. 🌻 As Emma says, building more resilient, adaptive systems is an investment, not a cost, for our long-term national health, prosperity and security. 111
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 27/07/2026🗣️ “Let’s start talking much more seriously about the precautionary principle, the polluter paying & the lobbyists” 🏡 Our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social talking at @cprecountryside.bsky.social's Land Use Conference about why we need more honest conversations about how corporate power really works. 133
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 21/07/2026🥦 Across parties, food matters to the public & they want political ambition to reflect this. 🌱 With new leadership in government, this is a real opportunity for imaginative, ambitious food policy that drives regional economic growth, improves health outcomes & makes Britain a fairer place to live. 111
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 29/06/2026🚨Webinar tomorrow - spaces running low: tinyurl.com/4bddrwny 🍏What happens when citizens are given a seat at the table when it comes to influencing policy? 🍽️Join us to explore a new report from the Citizen Advisory Council, who have been working with Defra on the Good Food Cycle. 132
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Congratulations @andyburnham.bsky.social People have chosen a politics of hope and connection over hate and division, wanting real progress on things that matter to them in their everyday lives. Govt on their side in a turbulent world, prosperity shared, communities thriving and fit for the future 010
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 17/06/2026🗣️“How does power work in the system, and what can we do to shift it in favour of a fairer, greener and healthier future?” ✨FFCC Chief Exec @suepritch.bsky.social is giving the keynote speech for Food Systems Track at @theconduitlondon.bsky.social Climate and the Future of Health 2026 conference. 111
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Although it’s been said before, I wrote this now because the food industry is telling government it can only help with food price inflation if govt lets it off the “regulatory burden”. By which they mean fairer pay, healthier food, reducing waste. Never let a good crisis go to waste, eh…? 022
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Excellent episode of #TheFoodProgramme here. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe Food Programme - The Price of Food - BBC SoundsThe food industry is predicting double digit inflation. What can be done? 011
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 01/06/2026🚀With food prices rocketing, unpredictable weather & geopolitical instability continuing to disrupt harvests, food and farming are starting to matter in British politics. Our Chief Exec @suepritch.bsky.social asks in @theobserveruk.bsky.social: will politicians meet this moment? tinyurl.com/wyjjfbyz 133
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Baroness Helena Kennedy @hayfestival.bsky.social talking chillingly on ‘Impunity’ - how the rich and the powerful get away - literally - with murder. In awe of women like Helena who step into those spaces to hold them to account 020
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Inspiring, moving and joyful in equal measure @kateraworth.bsky.social and sister Sophie Raworth on stage at @hayfestival.bsky.social 052
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 27/05/2026✨ Our Chief Exec @suepritch.bsky.social is giving the keynote speech for the food systems track at The Conduit's Climate and the Future of Health 2026 conference. 📍The Conduit London 🗓️ Monday 22 June 2026, 11:45-11:55 More: live.theconduit.com/climate-and-... 121
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I’d go further. We need electoral reform now. The (new?) PM should establish a citizens assembly on voting reform in 2027 If there is convincing support, use the labour majority to legislate for the 2029 election. www.thetimes.com/article/16d6...thetimes.comSenior Greens urge party to step aside for Andy Burnham in MakerfieldA letter to Zack Polanski says the party should seek a pledge on electoral reform in exchange for not fielding a candidate 362
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 23/05/2026How we make good decisions about the UK’s precious land - for now and our long term futures - is becoming more and more consequential by the month. Join us in this important conversation. 👇🏼 021
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Our Chief Exec @suepritch.bsky.social responds to a major new report from @thecccuk.bsky.social: "The Climate Change Committee’s report is a sobering read. We are shooting past 1.5 degrees, and now planning for two degrees of warming by 2050 and four by 2100.... [cont.d] 111
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Last night, at the launch of @thecccuk.bsky.social sobering yet practical report, A Well Adapted UK, one moment stood out for me. This - the women leading this critical work… 032
Reposted by Sue PritchardSoil Association @thesoilassociation.bsky.social · 06/05/2026📢 It’s time to cut the chemicals from our food and fields ✍️ PETITION - soilassociation.co/cutthechemsb... In the UK, just before harvest, some crops are sprayed with glyphosate to dry them out. It helps meet food system demands for speed and uniformity, letting farmers plan harvests in advance 24634
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 01/05/2026In a nutshell from Guy at Riverford. “Most of UK farming is trapped in a cash starved extractive loop that destroys soil and ecosystems while leaving our country’s food supply vulnerable to an increasingly unstable world” 1134
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 27/04/2026What if.. we bring the same ambition and courage to the food crisis as we have to the energy transition? 041
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 23/04/2026🗣️”Let's talk about the winners in the system at the moment, because some of them are absolutely invisible to most of us” 🍓FFCC’s Chief Exec @suepritch.bsky.social joined the Wilder Podcast to unpack big questions about the food system. Listen here: ffcc.co.uk/conversation... 121
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 18/04/2026“These realities highlight why we need to loosen the grip of hydrocarbons on our food system”. > giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comThe coming global food crisisHunger and even famine are foreseeable consequences of the war on Iran. Now the world must act to shield the poorest from effects that will continue long after the fighting stops 031
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 16/04/2026My periodic reminder for when people get huffy about “subsidising” farmers with payments for public goods, industries are benefiting from public money to do bad things. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comDrax claimed record £999m in subsidies for burning trees in 2025, thinktank saysCompany has received about £8.7bn in renewable energy subsidies since 2012, despite claims wood pellets are not sourced sustainably 063
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 25/03/2026🚨New speaker announced! 💥Only 10 places left - register now to avoid disappointment: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 112
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 20/03/2026🌱What does the Land Use Framework actually mean in practice? This week saw the long-awaited publication of the Land Use Framework - a major step towards joining up decisions across food, nature, energy, housing and climate. 🚨Join the conversation - tickets here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 121
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Great summary of our discussions about the Government’s new #LandUse Framework for England, from ffinlo Costain @8point9.bsky.social 8point9.com/new-land-use...8point9.comNew Land Use Framework 'quite the moment for English farming' - 8.9haNew Land Use Framework is a watershed moment for English farming 022
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Food, farming & land are on the agenda this week in Westminster 🔥 First up, our CEO @suepritch.bsky.social attended a Net Zero Council meeting on Monday with other leaders in govt, business & civil society. With energy & food resilience in the spotlight, these are vital conversations to have... 141
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026This is something, from UNHRC. news.un.org/en/story/202...news.un.orgEpstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law’; rights experts demand accountabilityThe large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and credible evidence” of what independent human rights experts describe as a possible global criminal ent... 030
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 10/02/2026🚨Who really decides what ends up in our kitchens? 🌿Join FFCC Chief Exec @suepritch.bsky.social, @mallikabasu.bsky.social, Josiah Meldrum, and Lulu Grimes speaking at 'Panel Talk: The Powerful Pantry', held at Fortnum & Mason's, Piccadilly. 🔗Get tickets now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-talk... 133
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 06/02/2026💸Our Chief Exec @suepritch.bsky.social at this year’s OFC Oxford Union debate asking a simple question: where has all the money gone? ➡️See the full OFC Oxford Union debate here: ffcc.co.uk/conversation... 262
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 04/02/2026📚 New research out today ‘Potential Pathways and Solutions to Acute Food System Crisis in the UK’, examines how a serious food crisis could happen in the UK, and what can be done to stop it. Read in full here: www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/18... 143
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Exactly. And this is part of a growing pattern. People *want* to be able to trust businesses and institutions that shape their lives. It’s about more than food. But let’s start with fixing food. 021
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026In better news, 👇 UK is getting on with providing a more secure, affordable and resilient future 054
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026“It is beyond comprehension that the richest 1% now own three times more than the world’s total public wealth combined.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comNearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-richMark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence 0248
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 20/01/2026🆕New research from @climateoutreach.bsky.social and @moreincommonuk.bsky.social shows that the majority of British people want to see “protecting our food supply and supporting British farmers” made a priority in government climate policy. 👉See it here climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/ 151
Sue Pritchard @suepritch.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Reading this again today. Thanks @adamkahane.bsky.social for holding my feet to the fire. 020
Reposted by Sue PritchardFood, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 15/01/2026🗣️”We need to design policy with farmers - not do it to them.” Read an excerpt of @davidskaith.bsky.social keynote speech here: ffcc.co.uk/conversation... @ynymayor.bsky.social @ynydeputymayor.bsky.social 152