Tag: sustainability
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Business as usual.
Colonisation did not end with the fall of empires – it is very much alive, and more pervasive, destructive and exploitative than ever before. The colonisation of land and communities across the globe may no longer be directly carried out by the political or ruling classes of foreign states, but instead by proxy through foreign-owned…
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Destiny of Nations.
Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote in his book ‘The Physiology of Taste’ (1825), reputed to be one of the most famous books on food ever written, that ”The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves.” This simple statement brilliantly captures the importance of our food system, and the impact of how we…
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Smoke and Mirrors.
There has been an increased awareness in the UK about plastic waste – the unnecessary use of single-use plastics, plastic straws and plastic bottles in particular. But the British public tend to be easily distracted – manipulated even – by big business, the media and politicians. These news-generators all know the half-life of a particular…