Agriculture In an uncertain world, food security is essential. UK produced 80% of its own food 30 years ago. Today it’s 60%. Will be 50% in 10 years. Farmland is 70% of UK land area. Good incentives help farmers, environment & rural communities flourish. Guessed the Word? Series 10 (2/8) [photo: alexandr podvalny]
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Retention £1 billion! deducted by UK top 12 main contractors, from payments due to their supply chain, as security for performance. Not held in ring-fenced account, so small firms lose when retention-taker goes bust. And tied-up sums don’t help construction sector productivity & improvement Guessed the Word? Series 6 (2/5) [photo: Meditations]…
Coin “Un-forgeable” 12-sided £1 coin issued 28 Mar has hologram, micro-lettering & hidden security feature. 15-yr old David Pearce’s design shows the English rose, Irish shamrock, Scottish thistle & Welsh leek Guessed the Word? Series 2 (3/10) [photo: Royal Mint]