so mortgage costs rise, too, and there s a return of the 100% house loan. recession s probably off the table, but making ends meet is tough. people come in and sometimes they mention they ve only got so much to spend so, you know, you try and give them the best deal you can. so we have one big question this morning. will it be hard for the country to make a living for years to come? sky high gas and electriticy prices are part of the problem the energy secretary, grant shapps, is here. what would labour do differently? johnny reynolds shadow business secretaryjoins us too. and maybe the economy will be turned upside down by robots anyway tech boss emad mostaque has stopped by. i think this will be a bigger economic impact than the pandemic. it s up to us to decide the direction. and food prices are part of the pressure. the boss of world food programme cindy mccain on why it s a much bigger problem than at our checkouts. we are asking everybody to please support us be
but maybe some of the answers are more radical. some people suggest we should eat insects rather than meat. should we be open to that? i think we should be open to everything. i really do. i think things are going to change a little bit. and i think food waste has to be considered in this as well, because food waste is an enormous problem globally. do you think ukrainian farmers will be able to bring a harvest in this year? i think it s going to be difficult. i know that there are some farms that are still operating, but you have to remember a large majority of the land, where the crops were grown before, are now mined. with landmines. the equipment that they use to work, the farms are mined. this is a tragic situation. and if the conflict were to end today, we d be years being able to clear the land and clear the properties to make sure that it was safe to plant and safe to put livestock on. what about moscow renewing the grain deal?