Tag Archives: UK

Slavery lies behind today’s diets says historian James Walvin

Posted on 2 October 2020 by Geoff Tansey

What we eat and drink has a history. And when it comes to some ubiquitous things like sugar and coffee, as well as plantation-based commodities, slavery lies at the heart of that history. From his first book ‘A Jamaican Plantation: … Continue reading →

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Reflections from the UK on COVID-19 and our food systems

Posted on 12 June 2020 by Geoff Tansey

In Mid-May, I was asked to make this video as a contribution to the Agricultural and Food Ethics Association of Turkey (TARGET) ‘Virtual Conferences in the days of Corona’. It starts with a brief introduction in Turkish with sub-titles in … Continue reading →

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Feeding Britain: our food problems and how to fix them

Posted on 10 May 2020 by Geoff Tansey

Tim Lang, professor of Food Policy at City University, London, spends 2 years writing Feeding Britain: our food problems and how to fix them and when it comes out it is in the midst of a global pandemic when feeding … Continue reading →

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Resilience in the UK #foodsystem – 4 key questions

Posted on 18 September 2019 by Geoff Tansey

Resilience is one of the buzzwords of our times. Having a resilient food system is crucial in the light of climate destabilisation, biodiversity loss, and political changes such as will be brought about by Brexit in the UK. So what … Continue reading →

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Rat hairs, hormones and chlorine – why food standards matter in trade deals

Posted on 9 September 2019 by Geoff Tansey

I interviewed Dr Charlie Clutterbuck when his book Bittersweet Brexit came out. Given the many stories about the impact of trade deals, particularly with the USA, on current food standards in the UK I asked him for his take on … Continue reading →

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Trading #food between countries – it’s harder than you think, especially if you’re a small producer

Posted on 26 March 2018 by Geoff Tansey

How to trade food between countries has been the lifetime’s work of Elsa Fairbanks. She’s worked on exporting food from the UK for all her career and is now a director of Food and Drink Exportese Ltd. It’s an issue … Continue reading →

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Don’t copy failed US #foodbanks model in UK warns Andy Fisher, author of Big #Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-hunger Groups”

Posted on 13 November 2017 by Geoff Tansey

Do not create a hunger industrial complex in the UK as has happened in the USA. That’s a key message from Andy Fisher, author of “Big Hunger: The Unholy Alliance between Corporate America and Anti-hunger Groups”, who is touring the … Continue reading →

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Getting the facts straight about #foodinsecurity

Posted on 3 October 2017 by Geoff Tansey

I just wrote this blog for the #EndHungerUK campaign, prior to its national conference on 17th  October in London In September 2015, the British Government committed itself to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition. It was then that the … Continue reading →

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A Recipe for Inequality: Why our food system is leaving low-income households behind – Fabian Commission #foodandpoverty interim report

Posted on 17 March 2015 by Geoff Tansey

I’m on my way to Glasgow to chair a hearing of the Fabian Commision on Food and Poverty tonight. Yesterday, we released our interim report ‘A Recipe for Inequality: Why our food system is leaving low-income households behind’. You can … Continue reading →

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Hear the launch of #FeedingBritain report by the All-Party Inquiry into Hunger in the UK

Posted on 8 December 2014 by Geoff Tansey

After a blaze of publicity yesterday and in front of TV cameras today, the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger in the United Kingdom was launched this morning in Parliament. You can hear a full recording of the launch event here: … Continue reading →

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