These two maps are a graphic illustration of the rise in food banks across England, Scotland and Wales 2009-13. It appears in a paper published last month in the BMJ, Austerity, sanctions and the rise of food banks in...
Birmingham Food Council Directors Dr John Middleton and Professor Jim Parle have written an article on food crime from a doctors perspective; published by the British Medical Journal today.
No doubt encouraged by the sponsorship deals struck for the London Olympics, Coca-Cola is now paying for activities in Birmingham parks — with the blessing of the City Council who now include Birmingham Public Health. Should we be concerned?