I live next door to a very popular pub. Locals don’t drink there, it’s really a restaurant, you need to book. When it’s busy, the road is overrun with badly parked, oversized cars, some fully on the pavement. Last night, a Parish Councillor suggested I cut back my hedge to help accommodate the cars.

This article was shared with me, accompanied by the message

“Read this article and thought it might act as a source of inspiration.

Keep going”

It did inspire as did the kindness of the sender.

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A charity is gaining momentum pushing for state-subsidised diners to be reintroduced across the UK to improve access to affordable, healthy, and climate-friendly food.

Not everyone is convinced, however, that there's a chance in the current political climate.

My latest for Sower ⬇️

If we've normalised the idea of public leisure centres, why not apply the same model to public restaurants. I believe dining together could be the most powerful public health intervention of our time. A 🧵

Dropping my son @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social today and spotted this in the toilets. Today of all days it felt so important and the words I valued most were “play your part”. Because it’s the most important lesson any of us can learn.

All I heard at the @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social food symposium confirmed what I’ve long believed; 👉 All roads lead to social dining. Perhaps it's the "revolution" Thomasina Miers called for in her brilliant keynote. For 20 years I've been thinking about how we unlock the power of a shared meal 🧵

Breakfast, lunch and dinner used to be more social, thanks to the public canteens that fed the nation. Should we bring them back?

Breaking the consumption myth.

A call to reclaim our food system is louder when it comes from a leader with influence.

In this really thoughtful piece, Stefanos Fotiou speaks plainly - access to good food isn’t just about policy, it’s about fairness.

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Our modern economy, with its take-away culture, is turning many of us into agoraphobes. But what if we could be nudged in the opposite direction, toward more connection and community? A brilliant article in @theatlantic.com points to the need for investment in public spaces. My reflections, a 🧵

All together now. #waitrose.

We need a “good food revolution”.
I say we build it around the dining table. A 🧵

I was so hopeful about the impact a film on consumption might have on our buying habits but tbh I found it annoying and repetitive. What a missed opportunity. Was hoping this might be a #alifeonourplanet moment.

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