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Bhavani Shankar @bhavanishankar.bsky.social · Jun 11

Against the grain: as prices and temperatures rise, can Japan learn to love imported rice? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Against the grain: as prices and temperatures rise, can Japan learn to love imported rice?

The political and cultural insulation of Japan’s beloved grain is falling apart, and experts warn the country’s relationship with the staple will have to adapt

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 15

With current trends and policies, we'll transgress all planetary boundaries in 2050, except for ozone depletion. Targeted interventions — e.g., the Paris Agreement — can help, but not enough. More effective policy measures are needed to ensure we live well within the planetary boundaries.

Exploring pathways for world development within planetary boundaries

Nature - Current trends imply that we will transgress most of the planetary boundaries by 2050; however, ambitious, urgent and universal action to ameliorate climate change and increase resource...

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Pepe Di’Iasio @pepediiasio.bsky.social · Apr 25

Policies such as free school meals and breakfast clubs can be a real lifeline to families who are struggling, but if they are going to be done on the cheap then their impact will be greatly diminished.They simply must be fully funded
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-confirms...

DfE confirms paltry 3p UIFSM funding rise

1.2% increase is far below predicted rises in food and wage costs

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Simon Kidwell @simonkidwell.bsky.social · Apr 24

Yesterday, I spoke
@johnharris1969.bsky.social
for the Guardian political podcast, exploring the harsh realities of child poverty—and how it’s hitting our schools and shaping children’s futures.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...

Will rising child poverty be Labour’s legacy? – Politics Weekly UK

The government began to roll out its free breakfast club scheme this week as part of plans to help struggling families. But with predictions that child poverty could increase by the end of this parlia...

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Apr 22

'What about if you were to scrap the two child benefit cap, surely that would do more than 30 minutes in a breakfast club?'

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson speaks to #BBCBreakfast about the two child benefit cap as she launches pilot project for 750 breakfast clubs

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Apr 23

Key questions for school governance and policy which are still a little unclear are what food is being served and who is providing and preparing it, and how are these meals being monitored? www.gov.uk/government/n...

Free breakfast clubs roll out as costs for families cut by £8,000

Thousands of children to attend free breakfast clubs across the country today, as government delivers its manifesto commitment and promise to working families

www.gov.uk

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Centre for Food Policy @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social · Apr 8

We are delighted that Professor Kevin Morgan of @cugeogplan.bsky.social will be talking about his new book Serving the Public at our next #FoodThinkers webinar on Wednesday 30 April. Book your place!

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Jean Adams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦 @jeanmadams.bsky.social · Apr 2

We are hiring! We're looking for two post-doc researchers to help us deliver a randomised controlled trial of group model building to address inequalities in diet in English local authorities.

Two 3y posts, ideally starting in July. Closing date 4 May.

Full details: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50905/

Research Associate x 2 (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Research Associate x 2 (Fixed Term) in the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · Mar 31

Need more details but this looks like an interesting #foodpolicy development

Raj Patel @rajpatel.org · Mar 26

Big news for a public food supply chain: Bulgaria establishes network of state-owned shops offering lower prices. H/t Errol Schweizer www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

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Centre for Food Policy @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social · Mar 31

We are delighted that Baroness Joan Walmsley, Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Food, Diet and Obesity, will speak about policy at our City St George's Food Policy Symposium on Thurs 15th May.

Reserve your place now.

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Centre for Food Policy @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social · Mar 25

Join us tomorrow to hear Dr Carrie Bradshaw @cjbradshaw.bsky.social talk about Food waste law and regulation in the UK at our #FoodThinkers webinar, 4.00 - 5.15 pm GMT. Book your place!

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 22

Featuring @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social @proftimlang.bsky.social recent landmark report on civil food resilience www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Food Programme - Are We Prepared? Could the UK Feed Itself in a Crisis? - BBC Sounds

Five years after the first lockdown Dan Saladino asks if food systems are better prepared.

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 22

The importance of food security writ large again and no little irony as US begs Denmark and others it has attacked with tariffs for eggs amid painful avian flu driven US egg shortage www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US turns to Denmark as it hunts for eggs despite Trump’s threat over Greenland

Danish Egg Association says US asked if it could export eggs as prices surge despite president’s promise to lower them

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 22

👀 the fabulous policy scholar Paul Cairney on policy coherence, integration and whole of government approaches… open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-7...

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 20

New research adding to the climate change and beef debate by examining grass fed beef’s impacts. Disrupts the “less but better” arguments? www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

US grass-fed beef is as carbon intensive as industrial beef and ≈10-fold more intensive than common protein-dense alternatives | PNAS

The high resource intensity of industrial beef in high-income economies has prompted growing interest in alternative, potentially lower environment...

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · Mar 19

"History indicates that students with disabilities, Black, brown, and Indigenous students, students experiencing homelessness, immigrant children, and low-income families would suffer the most."

Read our latest op-ed here ⤵️

How Ending the Department of Education Will Impact Kids With Disabilities

As well as kids who are unhoused.

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 17

Stark evidence on the impact of the pandemic on our poorest children which will impact their life chances www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says

Those from the lowest income families are now up to 19 months behind peers by the age of 16.

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 16

Essential viewing for food policy - up close: power, destruction and corruption leading to environmental degradation and deforestation, in the service of our desire for cheap meat www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

BBC Two - Amazon with Bruce Parry, Episode 6

Bruce Parry reaches the end of his Amazon adventure in Brazil's Para state.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Christian Reynolds @sartorialfoodie.bsky.social · Mar 14

Super great to have Rebecca Williams give a hybrid lecture "High Steaks: Climate Change, Cattle and the International Legal Order" to our students and other guests.
@wellsrebecca.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 12

There was a lot of concern about this seemingly sudden announcement in audience at London City Food Lecture last night particularly from NFU. With Government already out of favour with farming communities on inheritance tax, building positive relationships on a Food Strategy is going to be hard.

Vicki Hird MSc FRES @vickihird.bsky.social · Mar 11

Really bad news for farmers, nature and climate action. 😔 It was not properly designed or set up- no caps or prioritisation... and ran out of ££ but so so bad..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Farmers in England furious as Defra pauses post-Brexit payment scheme

Applications to the sustainable farming initiative no longer accepted but no clarity on what will replace it and when

www.theguardian.com

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 11

At the glorious Guildhall in the City of London for the City Food and Drink Lecture. Wonderful that our @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social students can come to the Future Generations Forum to learn from food sector leaders. @citystgeorges.bsky.social

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Centre for Food Policy @foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social · Mar 10

Our next virtual open evening is this Wednesday, 11 March from 4 - 5 pm GMT.

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Hear MSc Food Policy Course Director Dr Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social talk about our unique degree programme, ask about the course and meet other prospective students.

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 10

The importance of seeing the bigger picture and impacts across all parts of the food system when making food policy.

Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · Mar 10

Factory farms: could new net zero advice lead to their expansion?

Agriculture predicted to be leading source of carbon emissions in UK by 2050. But greater “efficiencies” to reach net zero could result in harm to humans, animals, environment.

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Factory farms: could new net zero advice lead to their expansion? | Sustain

Agriculture is predicted to be the leading source of carbon emissions in the UK by 2050, according to the seventh Carbon Budget. The Climate Change Committee has argued that greater “efficiencies” in…

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Kelly Parsons @kellyparsons.bsky.social · Mar 9

Sustainable Diets pioneer...Gussow & Clancy (1986) #foodsystems #foodpolicy

Corby Kummer @ckummer.bsky.social · Mar 9

A great writer and trailblazer.

Ricardo J. Salvador @cadwego.bsky.social · Mar 9

"Ms. Gussow was not one to shy away from a food fight. She talked about energy use, pollution, obesity and diabetes as the true price consumers were paying for what they consumed at a time when this point of view did not win friends or influence people. But her gainsaying later became gospel."

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Rebecca Wells @wellsrebecca.bsky.social · Mar 8

Agree - and the funding is piecemeal and not always guaranteed/long term. We also don’t yet have very established regional models unlike local food partnerships

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