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Growth is not the same as public value
FFCC Chief Exec Sue Pritchard on what kind of economic choices build the country we want to live in.
The Hidden Bill
How much does the food industry spend lobbying government?
The road to food security
FFCC’s Dr Charlie Taverner on war in the Middle East and what the food system can learn from the green energy transition.
Voices from outside FFCC
Guest Blogs
Held Hostage
Professor Tim Jackson on the way Big Food is still hijacking public health and undermining public finances.
“Blueberry vapes, no blueberries”
Dominic Watters on what council estate food environments reveal about Britain’s food system
Crisis as catalyst
Pasture for Life’s Jimmy Woodrow on the need to speed the farming transition
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The Hidden Bill
How much does the food industry spend lobbying government?
Sea change: what now for food and land in Wales?
Wales Director Jon Parker on how the Senedd’s new leaders can meet the challenges head on.
When prices bite
Mhairi Brown on how government can both act on the cost of living crisis and build a fairer and more resilient food future
Running on empty
Sue Pritchard on why it’s time we treat food like we do energy
The road to food security
FFCC’s Dr Charlie Taverner on war in the Middle East and what the food system can learn from the green energy transition.
Local actions, better decisions
FFCC's Georgie Barber on breaking down silos in land policy.
“We need to design policy with farmers”
An excerpt from Mayor of York & North Yorkshire David Skaith’s keynote speech at the Oxford Conferences’ Welcome Dinner 2026.
In 90 years, farming will be a one day a week job?
Our Chief Exec Sue Pritchard’s speech, opposing the motion in this year’s OFC Oxford Union Debate.
How can farmers and food workers care?
Dr Charlie Taverner on how food work is valued and what farmers and delivery drivers have in common with nurses and doctors.