Feeding Britain : our food problems and how to fix them /
Lang, Tim,
Feeding Britain : our food problems and how to fix them / Tim Lang. - xxvi, 567 pages : illustrations (black and white)
"British food has changed remarkably in the last half century. As we have become wealthier and more discerning, our food has Europeanized (pizza is children's favourite food) and internationalized (we eat the world's cuisines), yet our food culture remains fragmented, a mix of mass 'ultra-processed' substances alongside food as varied and good as anywhere else on the planet. This book takes stock of the UK food system: where it comes from, what we eat, its impact, fragilities and strengths. It is a book on the politics of food. It argues that the Brexit vote will force us to review food system. Such an opportunity is sorely needed. After a brief frenzy of concern following the financial shock of 2008, the UK government has slumped once more into a vague hope that the food system will keep going on as before. Food, they said, just required a burst of agri-technology and more exports to pay for our massive imports. 'Feeding Britain' argues that this and other approaches are short-sighted, against the public interest, and possibly even strategic folly. Setting a new course for UK food is no easy task but it is a process, this book urges, that needs to begin now."--
9780241442227
GBC001216 bnb
019664293 Uk
Food supply--Great Britain.
Food supply--Government policy--Great Britain.
Food habits--Great Britain.
Food industry and trade--Great Britain.
Food industry and trade--Government policy--Great Britain.
338.1941
Feeding Britain : our food problems and how to fix them / Tim Lang. - xxvi, 567 pages : illustrations (black and white)
"British food has changed remarkably in the last half century. As we have become wealthier and more discerning, our food has Europeanized (pizza is children's favourite food) and internationalized (we eat the world's cuisines), yet our food culture remains fragmented, a mix of mass 'ultra-processed' substances alongside food as varied and good as anywhere else on the planet. This book takes stock of the UK food system: where it comes from, what we eat, its impact, fragilities and strengths. It is a book on the politics of food. It argues that the Brexit vote will force us to review food system. Such an opportunity is sorely needed. After a brief frenzy of concern following the financial shock of 2008, the UK government has slumped once more into a vague hope that the food system will keep going on as before. Food, they said, just required a burst of agri-technology and more exports to pay for our massive imports. 'Feeding Britain' argues that this and other approaches are short-sighted, against the public interest, and possibly even strategic folly. Setting a new course for UK food is no easy task but it is a process, this book urges, that needs to begin now."--
9780241442227
GBC001216 bnb
019664293 Uk
Food supply--Great Britain.
Food supply--Government policy--Great Britain.
Food habits--Great Britain.
Food industry and trade--Great Britain.
Food industry and trade--Government policy--Great Britain.
338.1941