There is enough surplus food to end food poverty in the UK. But where is the money to get that food where it is needed? This is a question raised in conversation with Mike Hartley director of commercial and trading services for the Cyrenians. It’s a newly created post indicating an urgent new sense of direction for the Scottish charity set up more than fifty years ago to … [Read more...] about How to end food poverty?
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Scotland the good food nation? Cross-party call for SG action
Thursday 13 September, 5pm. The Scottish Parliament passes a motion requesting the Scottish Government to bring forward a Good Food Nation Bill, which has the right to food at its heart, joins up all aspects of food policy, and includes targets for areas of policy which impact on food. And this should happen within the next 12 months.The vote was tense, just a week after … [Read more...] about Scotland the good food nation? Cross-party call for SG action