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It is not a secret anymore. People who have less money tend to eat more industrial food and suffer more diseases than their wealthy counterparts because of it. Organic food shops are popping up more and more around London, but the price tag is unreasonably high and usually, local communities can’t afford to shop there. […]
As we come to the end of national Diabetes Week, we spoke to Mel Sims about her drink Mooze Booze, which at a modest 0.3 alcoholic units, sells itself as a perfect option for diabetics to drink. In 2021, more than 4.9 million people in the UK are now living with diabetes, with 13.6 million […]
At 8pm tonight Scotland and England will clash in the group stage of this year’s Euros tournament. Fans on both sides of the border will be nervously glued to the screen, but what will they be eating and drinking? At Clever Gretel we back the underdog. It is Scotland’s first time in the Euros for […]
Food production and hospitality sectors are dominated by precariously employed migrant workers, who once seemed to be outside of the reach of large trade unions. Now, they are leading the movement. “When I moved here, I didn’t know anything about trade unions,” says Justyna Kamienska, a representative of GMB, one of the largest trade unions […]
Following the G7 summit, seven tons (7000 kilograms) of leftover food was donated to a local Cornwall foodbank. The food was made up of 3000 leftover breakfasts that were intended for security and police at the summit. It was sent to Camborne, Pool, and Redruth foodbank who then distributed the majority of the food, which […]