Imagine we consumed 70% less confectionery, crisps and fizzy drinks
The impact on our health, especially the long-terms benefits for our kids, would be massive.
Read Our response to the Birmingham food system strategy consultation draft
In this, Our Response to the City Council’s Consultation Draft of their proposed food system strategy, we strongly recommended
Read Where have all the agri-food policy experts gone?
Gone from Defra, every one? Not quite, it seems, but many had by the end of 2019.(1)
Read It’s not a cost of living crisis. It’s a shortage crisis.
Shortages of any resource mean price rises. The risks and threats to our food supplies are increasing. At an accelerating pace, too.
Read Will this Government White Paper on food strategy sink with barely a trace?
The Government White Paper on food security has been heavily criticised by many. Notably, on the day it was published, Lord Deben in the House of Lords was scathing, saying it is not actually a food strategy [ ] it...
Read What the government can do to minimise risks to food supplies
In meeting the dietary needs of the 68.6m (and growing) population of the UK, a post-Johnson government needs to take into account the increasing risks to our food supplies.
Read What should the aim of a Government food strategy be?
The Government so-called ‘food strategy’ published on 13th June doesn’t have an aim. The aim of a national food strategy should confirm the Government’s commitment to ensure all UK citizens have access to sufficient supplies of safe, nutritious food....
Read What does the Government’s food strategy set out to do?
In this blogpost about the Government White Paper, we analyse what it sets out to do. In so doing, we’ve also identified what it doesn’t cover.
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