US Cities Have Bold Plans to Lower Food Prices. Why Doesn’t Britain?

US Cities Have Bold Plans to Lower Food Prices. Why Doesn’t Britain?

On both sides of the Atlantic, food prices are pushing up inflation. In the US, food prices are rising rapidly as a combination of bird flu and extreme weather upends supply chains. Having campaigned hard on the cost of living crisis – his vice presidential pick JD Vance waved egg cartons on the campaign trail – Donald Trump now faces rising domestic discontent on precisely this issue. In Britain, food prices rose at their fastest rate for 15 mo…