Treasury adviser farming and fisheries are not important

about 4 years in The guardian

Tim Leunig, who advises Rishi Sunak, has suggested ministers could look to be like Singapore
One of the most senior government advisers has said the UK does not need its farming or fishing industries, according to reports.
In comments seen by the Mail on Sunday, Dr Tim Leunig is understood to have said the food sector was “not critically important” to the country’s economy – and that agriculture and fisheries “certainly isn’t”. Continue reading...

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