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Ongoing topics
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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People, Purpose, and Possibility
Dan Lock, Director at The Nature Service, on how the Down to Earth project shows what a nature-positive economy could look like on the ground.
The power of community-led food conversations
James Goodman on how active participation from citizens can help transform the national debate on food.
Why government must look beyond industry influence
FFCC’s Mhairi Brown on why real economic growth will come from an inclusive, evidence-based approach to policy.
The seduction of the single metric
Sue Pritchard on delivering better outcomes with a Multifunctional Land Use Framework.
Oxford 2025: Breaking bread...
... And breaking through boundaries.
A new deal for everyone
5 rules for fairer food and farming. By Sue Pritchard.
A citizen-led food strategy
FFCC's Mhairi Brown reflects on the Secretary of State’s plans for a Food Strategy.
Keeping up with the policies
FFCC’s Georgie Barber on why we need land use coherence.
Citizens & farmers want to fix our food
FFCC’s Dr Charlie Taverner explains why farmers’ protests in Westminster reflect deeper problems in the UK’s food system.