The Politics of Vegetables

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.Plus: Columnists Libby Purves and Rachel Sylvester look at what's in and what's out of the King's Speech, why more kids than ever are missing from school, and James Marriott talks about his strange evening watching philosopher Jordan Peterson speak at the O2 in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hugo Rifkind unpacks the the politics of the day - and the stuff that's even more important - with the brightest brains from the Times and Sunday Times.You can listen to Hugo on DAB, smart speaker or app 10am-1pm Monday to Friday. If you like what you hear, then read more at http://www.thetimes.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.