What’s the state of UK food security and should we be growing more food in the UK? In December 2021, the UK government published the first of its new triennial Food Security Reports. This painted a picture which could either reassure or concern us. The UK is heavily import dependent. Home production has slowly fallen since the 1980s. There’s a c.£25bn annual food trade gap. Nearly a fifth of the population report being food insecure. Diet is a major driver of ill-health and environmental damage. As a rich economy, the UK seems confident that it’s ok simply to buy food from where land and labour are cheaper. Does this matter? If we wanted to grow more food, how could this be delivered? For what purpose? What are the blockages? With the Russian invasion of Ukraine reminding us of how dependent food is on fossil fuels, is it time for a big rethink? The government sidelined the July 2021 Dimbleby report, but might this change? Join an expert panel for an open forum discussing these questions for British food security.