DIG IN FOR A RATHER DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS DINNER

Christmas dinner is the perfect time to forget about the stresses of everyday life, such as arguments about Brexit. Or is it? Because over recent years, food has become more political. What’s on our plates has become tied up with rows over immigration, lorry driver facilities, import checks and trade deals.

Look closely at your Christmas dinner. Nearly a year after the Brexit transition period ended, you can see how what’s decided at Westminster has filtered through to our shops.

Let’s start with the turkey. Since at least the late 19th century, turkey has been the centrepiece of a typical Christmas meal in Britain (despite the fact it doesn’t taste like much – more on that later). But Brexit led to an exodus of EU workers, who had made up