The Politics of Vegetables

<p>British horticulture is at a crisis point, with millions of pounds worth of crops rotting in the ground every year. Matt asks how our politicians can help the industry flourish and speaks to some green-fingered politicos.</p><br><p>Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester look at&nbsp;what's in and what's out of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-can-we-expect-from-the-first-king-s-speech-in-70-years-j72djq2hj" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">King's Speech</a>,&nbsp;why more kids than ever are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wfh-parents-blamed-for-letting-children-skip-school-v652trhqg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">missing from school</a>,&nbsp;and&nbsp;James Marriott talks about his strange evening watching philosopher&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/james-marriott-my-long-night-with-jordan-peterson-kdwld2ps6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jordan Peterson speak at the O2 in London.</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>