Category Archives: Food

Coronavirus diary: the Virus that did a no-deal Brexit on our food supply

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Miles King

It seems inconceivable that it was only a year ago (tomorrow) when the UK was due to crash out of the EU under a no deal Brexit. Thankfully that crisis was averted. Leading up to that momentous non-event, I wrote … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on the EAT-Lancet report and the anti-vegan backlash against it

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Miles King

We already know that globally, human diets are seriously out of balance. We spend far too much effort growing cereals like wheat – much of which ends up being fed to animals – and nowhere near enough time and resources … Continue reading →

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Sainsburys and Asda’s owners are “in the money”, but the cost is on us.

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Miles King

A shock wave ran through the world of food, farming and shopping last week as news of a plan to merge supermarket giants Sainsburys and Asda was leaked.   Supermarkets now dominate food shopping – and many other parts of … Continue reading →

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Writing elsewhere

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Miles King

It will not have escaped your powerful observational skills, dear reader, that there has been little going on at “a new nature blog”, for the last few months. Have I given up writing, developed a terrible case of bloggers block, … Continue reading →

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