Should We Abolish DEFRA?

Описание: Episode 88 - Total Factor Productivity. Today we lament the end of Steve Reed and Daniel Zeichner's tenure at DEFRA, discuss the Treasury's agricultural policy and muse whether DEFRA is entirely superflous if it just does what the Treasury says. We discuss Total Factor Productivity and whether that is a good metric for measuring the economic success of the countryside, especially if efficiency gains come at the expense of jobs or good agricultural practice. We look again quickly at the puling of support and finish with an announcement that SBF are supporting the Stop Trump Coalition in London.

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0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Steve Reed
3:28 - Zeichner
4:15 - Nothing ever happens
5:26 - Total Factor Productivity
8:39 - Neoliberalism!!!!
12:22 - Donald Trump