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When presented with the word ‘food’, immediate connotations that might come to mind include fruit, vegetables, bread, meat, fresh, grown and so on. All with a few things in common: food we can grow, rear or make with our own hands. Things that can be found on our planet naturally, without scientific intervention.

It will come as no shock that sales of ‘Christmas essentials’ have been soaring earlier than ever. From turkeys to trees, everyone seems to be in a panic to make sure that they are not left without this Christmas.

Food or heating – what would you choose? Some may be confused by the question, wondering why one would have to choose between the two. When in reality, this is the choice that many people face in the UK each week.

In honour of World Literacy Day, I wanted to highlight the importance of reading, and acknowledge the fact that many of us have been fortunate enough to have a great education in which we’ve learnt how to read and write. Unfortunately, a large proportion of the world’s population has not had this opportunity, which is …

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Expecting to get what we want when we want it has become a realistic desire. Whether it is goods purchased over the internet, last minute trips abroad or food delivered to our doorsteps, the market economy has encouraged us to believe that it is reasonable to have our desires met by same day delivery.

  The 3rd September 2021 will mark 40 years since a group of women marched from Wales to Greenham Common to protest the arrival of US nuclear weapons, establishing the Greenham women’s peace camp. On this anniversary we are reminded of the bravery of a few, who took a stand for the many. At a …

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Now more than ever we are witnessing an influx of people voyaging to the coast or a quaint hotel in the countryside, instead of long haul flights abroad. A few reasons this could be attributed to are; the risks of covid or hassle of self isolating before/after, economic climate – people may have less disposable …

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Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy is both an uncomfortable read and an uplifting one. It is uncomfortable because we as consumers are going to have to make some big changes to our diets if our food system is going to change. It is uplifting because it shows that with the right changes we can have …

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As hospitality businesses finally start to get back on their feet, it appears they are hit with a new threat – the ‘ping-demic’. Definition: a wave of people across the country being ‘pinged’ by the track and trace app and being told to self isolate. Cause: a rising number of cases and the re-introduction of …

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