Made in Britain Logo

Ed Miliband recently called for a 'Made in Britain' mark to be put on things made in Britain. There is also a programme shown on Channel 4 titled 'Mary's Bottom Line' where "retail guru Mary Portas believes a a window of opportunity has opened to restore some life back to British manufacturing."

I think it is important to know where products are coming from. Yes, it is nice for things to be cheaper, but I wouldn't mind paying a bit more if it meant a British company was saved from making redundancies or going out of business.

Fresh food has clear labels of the country of origin, and over the last few years there has been a big upturn in the amount of local produce in supermarkets. Morrisons published an article in 2009 stating that they are selling regionally sourced milk so that it tastes fresh and hasn't travelled far to get there.

There is the Red Tractor logo on British meat which is a recognised symbol for high standards and good welfare of the animals. The logo is seen clearly on the front of the meat packaging so it promotes buying British.
Farmers markets are extremely popular, many of them fortnightly and selling more than fruit and veg, but cakes, biscuits and even handmade jewellery and gifts.

Supporting local isn't that hard to do, just take a moment longer to look at the label.