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The news coming out of Moscow that Russia has banned food imports from certain countries, including the UK, is a reminder of how food can...
nickjhughes
- Aug 4, 2014
- 2 min
The true cost of cheap food
Last night's Dispatches programme on exploitative labour practices painted another depressing picture of the price we pay for cheap food....
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nickjhughes
- Jul 25, 2014
- 3 min
Mind the gap
The publication of life expectancy data always makes for sobering reading and the latest release from the ONS is no exception. The most...
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nickjhughes
- Jul 22, 2014
- 2 min
Tesco going green with Dave?
My first reaction on hearing that Unilever's Dave Lewis is to replace Philip Clarke at Tesco was 'What does that mean for Tesco's...
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nickjhughes
- Dec 14, 2023
- 3 min
Investment in water can’t run dry forever
As I stare out of my office window (and defer writing this article for the third time this morning) the sun is streaming in through the...
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nickjhughes
- Aug 20, 2023
- 3 min
It's time we paid the true price of food
How much do you pay for your morning cup of coffee? Now let me rephrase the question: how much would you be prepared to pay for your...
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nickjhughes
- Dec 14, 2023
- 3 min
Investment in water can’t run dry forever
As I stare out of my office window (and defer writing this article for the third time this morning) the sun is streaming in through the...
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nickjhughes
- Aug 20, 2023
- 3 min
It's time we paid the true price of food
How much do you pay for your morning cup of coffee? Now let me rephrase the question: how much would you be prepared to pay for your...
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nickjhughes
- Jun 20, 2023
- 5 min
Comical food policy is no laughing matter
“The UK food system, the largest industry in the country by a country mile, is a puppet of a failing, shallow, ignorant and low...
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nickjhughes
- May 12, 2023
- 4 min
Theme park junk food does little to amuse
Who is responsible for the UK’s obesity crisis? Is it we as individuals? Or does responsibility ultimately rest with governments and food...
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