The Public Diners campaign has been pushing for the return of UK state-supported infrastructure for food. The idea of food as a public service is not new, but follows similar infrastructure already existing in many places around the world: hawker centres in Singapore, milk bars in Poland,
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On 15th July the UK Government published a policy paper, A UK government food strategy for England, considering the wider UK food system, outlining its high-level vision for the UK’s food system a ‘healthier, more affordable, sustainable and resilient 21st century UK food system that grows the
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We are pleased to be part of a project trialling public diners in Dundee and Nottingham, supported by UK Research and Innovation.
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On the eve of summer recess we have received the news of Good Food Nation progress. The government released “The Proposed National Good Food Nation Plan” for parliamentary scrutiny. In terms of the broad direction of travel, here is a lot to celebrate. Those following the Good
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In the UK, food produced using organic methods often costs more than food produced using chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Bridging the Gap, led by Sustain, Growing Communities, and Alexandra Rose Charity, alongside national partners Food Sense Wales, Nourish NI and Nourish Scotland, seeks to address this by
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The Scottish Food Coalition, an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations in Scotland, are calling the Scottish Government out on their broken promises on human rights. The Human Rights Bill has been dropped from today’s 2024/25 Programme for Government. The Human Rights Bill was the Scottish
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Public diners are a place to grab a meal after a 10-hour shift. A place to eat when you’ve run out of ideas for what to cook tonight. A place to go for a meal between classes. They’re guilt-free. The price doesn’t make you think twice. They’re
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There is a range of reasons for reducing our meat intake that is currently making headlines in the news e.g. its contribution to climate emissions, nutritionists’ health recommendations, animal welfare activists’ concerns around our meat production methods. For sure, messaging around the need to reduce meat intake
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The recent report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation ‘Destitution in the UK 2023’ makes for a shocking read. In the last year alone some 3.8 million people experienced destitution, of whom around a million were children. This means they were not able to afford to meet their
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What is the point of Nourish? Ten years banging on about food and then what happened in the Programme for Government? Nothing. A space where something should have been. Programme for Government sets out the Scottish Government’s priorities for the year ahead. Nutrition isn’t one of them.
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