Tracing the Colonial Legacy of UK Sugar
25th Oct 24
The UK sugar industry has a long and ignoble history of state-supported exploitation, racism and colonialism.
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Government grants British Sugar license to pollute
24th Jan 24
The government has decided once again to prioritise British Sugar’s returns over nature.
Cap UK’s sugar supply to fight obesity, say campaigners
2nd Nov 23
Environmental and health experts say UK grows or imports two and a half times the population’s recommended intake
Food experts condemn UK supermarkets over failure to tackle sugar levels
11th Apr 23
Retailers continue to encourage sugar consumption while paying lip service to healthy eating, report says
Charities call for urgent regulation on supermarket sugar sales
5th Apr 23
Feedback and Action on Sugar sound the alarm: those in the position to address this unsafe supply of sugar should seize the opportunity.
Supermarkets selling excess sugar at our expense
5th Apr 23
Supermarkets are pursuing ‘business as usual’ strategies that drive overall sales of sugary products even higher
National Food Strategy shows a better food system is within reach but much more to be done
16th Jul 21
The strategy shows us that a sustainable food system is within our reach, but we must address corporate control.
the National Food Strategy fails to tackle corporate control of our food system
15th Jul 21
The failure to call out the corporate profit paradigm renders the strategy unable to put forward the transformational propositions required
Save the bees
20th Jan 21
We urge the government to not allow the use of a neonicotinoid to treat sugar beet seed.
The dark truth about sugar beet
6th Dec 19
We all know sugar is bad for our health. But were you aware just how bad it is for our soil?
Be sugar smart – have your cake and eat it too!
23rd Sep 19
A small quantity of sugar goes a long way in this cake recipe
Hope in the dark? A personal response to Extinction Rebellion
22nd Apr 19
How a week of arrests, speeches and music under an unusually hot April sun gave me some hope amid climate breakdown.
Too Much of a Bad Thing
11th Mar 19
Just a Spoonful of Sugar Depletes our Soils and the NHS Budget in the Most Delightful Way (for the Weston family and their foundation)
What is land for? Feedback at the Oxford Real Farming Conference
2nd Jan 19
Land is a finite and uniquely valuable resource under intense pressure from competing priorities. How do we strike a balance?
Tesco changes rules on Kenyan green beans to cut food waste
21st Apr 16
Campaigning win as Tesco improves wasteful process of 'top and tailing' green beans