In the run up to the recent General Election in the United Kingdom, the government did everything possible to keep the outbreak out of the media and off the country’s television screens in order to create the impression that everything was back to normal. Since the election, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has had its name changed to the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs and the previous minister has been fired. His successor is not known for her understanding of rural or farming interests.

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