As food increasingly becomes a global commodity a whole host of new ethical and political problems attach themselves to it.  Think of it perhaps as another set of ingredients which should be printed on the packaging but usually isn’t.  That’s because if we really knew about the origins of everything presented to us at the [...]

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Much has been written about the life of Malcolm McLaren this week, who died this week age 64. The obit’s I’ve read mostly talk about how he was a self-obsessed publicity seeker, who mopped up credit for things wherever he could.
Whilst that may be true in part, he did make a huge contribution to popular [...]

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This Easter most of the big supermarkets are open everyday bar Sunday.  The nearest Tesco is even open 24hrs a day most days.
Good news for Supermarket shoppers but less good news for staff, judging by the comments I’ve heard them utter when perusing the aisles. So much for family values and the work life balance, [...]

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