Stronger together — a call to arms to revitalise a pro-trade agenda

Miles Beale, Chief Executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association I am always keen to remind anyone who will listen that the United Kingdom is, by volume, the world’s largest exporter of spirits and the second largest importer of wine. The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) is proud to champion the UK’s vibrant and valuable wine and spirit sector which, in 2022, accounted for £76.3 billion in economic activity, contributed £22 billion in total GVA to the UK economy, and provided jobs to more than 412,000 full-time employees. In short, we’re an economically significant sector. And yet...