The Food Fighters

Liz, Oli and Nick discuss the ongoing implications of Trump's war on Iran for British and world food supplies- spoiler, it's not good news. Are we really on the verge of a potential food shortage? Is Britain more exposed to a crisis than most other developed nations? How bad can things get if farmers worldwide aren't able to grow food? Why are fertiliser and energy vital to our food supplies and what do we do without them? Tune in to find out, and please like, share and get the message out there! 

After a short break, Liz, Oli and Nick are back! The trio discuss the ever changing political landscape and what it means for our food, and in particular, our food supplies with the onset of yet another US invasion of the Middle East. Oli and Liz also break down events at home with the Green party growing stronger every day, and explain the ever increasing need for the UK's return to the European Union as the effects of Brexit continue to bite. With food as the main focus, this is a podcast relevant to absolutely everyone, so please like, share and get the message out there!

Liz and Oli review the recent Liaison Committee grilling given to the Prime Minister, and explain the tragic consequences of the planned inheritance tax on older farmers. The team then analyse America's aggression towards Europe and what it means moving forward for our food and our daily lives. It's emotional and essential listening in the run up to Christmas and the Food Fighters will be back for more after the festive period.Enjoy, and please like, share and get the message out there!

This week the team dive into the predicted eight million majority to rejoin the EU, controversial carcasses at Calais and the potential coming of a Customs Union. Oh, and Liz and Trump both make the news in each others back yards! Enjoy, and please like, share and get the message out there!

The UK/US trade deal will mean higher priced medicines and lower standard food, as well as an 'Americanisation' of Great Britain. Liz, Oli and Nick discuss how far we are down the road to this, and what it will mean for us all. Liz puts forward the case for our democracy being in cataclysmic danger due to donors being in control of our political parties and the team analyse the woeful state of British politics in the short and long terms. Get ready for lots of twists and turns that might leave your head spinning at times- safe to say we're pulling no punches this week!  Like, share and get the message out there!

This week, we're focusing on the stranglehold that supermarkets have on our food.  Liz and Oli explore the alternatives and explain the claims that we only have six days worth of food supplies in Britain. Martin Wolf's comments on Brexit come under scrutiny, as does the PM's apparent refusal to ruffle Reform's feathers by probing all things Putin. Please like, share and get the message out there- enjoy!

This week, Liz, Oli and Nick focus on the new parliamentary report regarding the Brexit resets underwhelming results and the problematic Panorama episode's repercussions at the BBC. While highlighting the reasons why the 'reset' is all about placating the soft left of the Labour party and voters, Liz and Oli explain what they think is really going on inside Government, and why Morgan McSweeney can be considered a Dominic Cummings clone. The big news of the week at the BBC is under the microscope and as well as Nick explaining how the doctored Trump clip would have come about, the trio discuss the people hoping to sink Britain's publicly funded broadcaster. Finally, Steve Bray and co's highjacking of Robert Jenrick's GB News interview- puppets and a muppet anyone?As ever, please like, share and get the message out there!

In this episode of The Food Fighters, hosts Nick Webb, Liz Webster, and Oli Fletcher kick off with a lively discussion about the intersection of social media, rural life, and the recent comments made by Elon Musk regarding British villages. The hosts then discuss a recent article from The Grocer about UK supermarkets pressuring farmers to adopt intensive farming practices, and critique the impact of Brexit on British farming, arguing that it will lead to lower-quality food for consumers.The conversation then moves onto the potential for leadership shifts within both Reform and the Labour party before going Green with an appraisal of Zach Polanski's pull and polling. The team finish things up by chewing over the changes affecting some of the nation's favourite snacks. As ever, please like, share and help get the message out there! 

This week the Food Fighters are discussing whether Labour's attempt to blame Nigel Farage for Brexit's economic woes is a good strategy, or simply an attempt to soften up the soft left. Oli reports back from the World Transformed Event in Manchester, where the left wing new media were gathered, and Michael Gove's admission that post Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers is given the once over. There are mixed opinions and passionate political views, and as ever, plenty to digest. Please like, share and get the message out there! Enjoy!

This week, Liz, Oli and Nick are chatting SPS support and what it means for food standards, Nathan Gill's Russia revelations, press pressure on politicians and the plausibility of Hugh Grant for PM!  

In this episode, The Food Fighters dive deep into Liz's legal challenge to the inheritance tax that could have huge implications for farmers, the government and the food that we're eating here in the UK. Lab grown meat and the arguments for and against it are dissected in detail, along with the arguments about not eating beef for the sake of the planet. Somehow there's a debate about what side of the road we should be driving on before the conversation steers towards the car crash that is Keir Starmer's leadership. 

This week's pod comes fresh off the back of Oli's appearance on stage at the anti Trump protests in central London where Liz was also busy fending off some fury towards farmers from an irate attendee! Oli tells us about the message he delivered that led to a rapturous reception from the crowd, who along with most people, don't want to see our food standards lowered by a US trade deal. Also this ep, we cover Lord Kinnock's comments about rejoining the EU, discuss the damage Ed Davey's doing to the Lib Dems and discover the reasons Liz doesn't back Zach for the Greens. Please like, share and get the message out there!

Liz, Oli and Nick talk about the week's events and preview the upcoming Trump protests where Liz and Oli will be present in parliament square!

In this episode of The Food Fighters, Nick, Liz, and Oli discuss Nigel Farage's State-side free speech spectacle/shit show (and why he wasn't eager to push POTUS on Epstein) as well as the planned protests to Donald Trump's visit and why all this is relevant to what we'll be fed in the future. Liz lets slip on Oli's involvement in the presidential protests before the trio talk more Brexit border buffoonery. Episode 2- out now!     

Welcome to the new podcast where we aim to ensure that Britain isn't- literally and figuratively- being fed a load of rubbish. Liz Webster, Oli Fletcher and Nick Webb will be fighting against a dangerous deregulation of our food industry that would have disastrous consequences for what ends up on our shelves and in our stomachs.In this opening episode, Liz Oli and Nick set out their concerns for the British food and farming industries in light of the planned US trade deal, and what this would mean for the health of our nation. We cover how we've got here, and the steps needed to stop the lowering of our food standards, as well as an exclusive insight into Liz's planned court action against the government that could have game changing consequences for both the government and Brexit.