Opinion: Supermarket Loyalty Schemes Are Turning Privacy Into a Luxury
by Jake Hurfurt
With inflation soaring, supermarkets are taking advantage of cash-strapped shoppers and getting them to part with their data.
Tag: food
Report: People Are Shoplifting Their Way Out of the Cost of Living Crisis
by Sophie K Rosa
As the price of food and other basics soars, more people are shoplifting. While some see stealing as necessary, for others it’s a form of resistance. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Opinion: Why Aren’t We Angrier About the Price of Food?
by Lewis Bassett
Food riots used to be a regular occurrence in England. Could they happen now? Lewis Bassett went to Rotherham to find out if people are angry enough.
Downstream: Food Culture Is Making Us Anxious. Ash Meets Ruby Tandoh
Eating is supposed to be fun, so why has food culture become so difficult to navigate without feeling anxious? Ash Sarkar meets food writer Ruby Tandoh, former Great British Bake-Off contestant and author of Cook As You Are.
Opinion: Cost of Living Campaigns Should Fight for a Green Transition
by Kai Heron
Sky-rocketing energy bills and climate breakdown are two related crises. Here are six ideas to tackle them both.
Opinion: Western Food Imperialism is Starving the Rest of the World
by Ella Thorold
The world produces more than enough food for everyone. The problem is that our food systems are rigged by the west, writes Ella Thorold.
Opinion: We Cap Fuel Prices. Why Not Food?
by Ella Thorold
Supermarket price-gouging is pushing millions of Britons toward starvation. The solution is simple, writes Ella Thorold.
Analysis: Bankers Are Driving the Wheat Price Explosion, Not the War in Ukraine
by Matteo Tiratelli
The war in Ukraine and climate breakdown have been blamed for a wheat price surge that threatens mass starvation. The truth is that financial speculation and grain-hoarding are to blame, writes Matteo Tiratelli.
Analysis: Sanctioning Russia Won’t Work. Just Look at Iran
by Arron Merat
As the US and its allies impose sanctions on Russia, a cursory look at Iran, which has been sanctioned for over a decade, shows they are a largely symbolic and counterproductive measure, writes Arron Merat.
Opinion: Here’s an Easy Fix for the Cost of Living Crisis: Cut Bosses’ Profits
by James Meadway
The cost of living crisis is political, writes James Meadway. Just look at France's response compared to Britain's.
Report: Amazon’s ‘Total-Surveillance’ Supermarkets Have Arrived
by Sophie K Rosa
As Amazon quietly launches its chain of convenience stores in the UK, campaigners are keen to raise the alarm about what it could mean for our freedom.
Report: The Rider-Owned Food Courier Coop Taking on Deliveroo
by Alex D King
A group of former Deliveroo riders have set up their own food courier cooperative as an alternative to the exploitative conditions of the gig economy. Alex D King reports.
Opinion: It’s High Time Britain Fed Itself
by Kai Heron
To mitigate the worst effects of climate breakdown, we need to learn to feed ourselves. But that won’t happen as long as two thirds of England's land is owned by less than 0.4% of the population, argues Kai Heron.
Report: Could BrewDog’s Cancellation Trigger a Reckoning Across the Craft Beer Industry?
by Matthew Curtis
Last week, over 130 current and former employees of the UK’s largest indy brewery penned an open letter condemning the company's exploitative practices. Beer journalist Matthew Curtis asks whether this unprecedented action could have industry-wide implications.
The Bastani Factor: Britain Is Now Fyre Festival
During the Covid pandemic the failures of Britain’s model have become painfully clear, from 80,000 deaths to a test and trace system which isn’t good enough. The latest shambles on free school meals demonstrates that these aren’t the result of a few bad individuals, or random mistakes, but the result of forty years of privatisation […]
Downstream: Can Lab-Grown Meat Save the World? Aaron Bastani Meets Michael Selden
On this week’s Downstream, Aaron Bastani meets Mike Selden, co-founder of Finless Foods - a cellular agriculture business in California - to find out whether lab-grown meat can live up to the hype.
Opinion: The Tories Could Feed Poor Children – They Just Don’t Want To
by Francis Brewer
The government says that there isn't enough money to pay for free school meals over half term. Modern monetary theory shows this is a lie, writes Francis Brewer.
Opinion: Global Capitalism Has Pushed Our Food System to Breaking Point
by Adrienne Buller
From growing food poverty to rising temperatures, our food system threatens both people and planet. In the second piece of a series on isolation, connection and climate breakdown, Adrienne Buller argues it's time to rethink global food production.