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CEO of Compassion In World Farming, Phillip Lymbery

Phillip Lymbery: Those who profit from factory farming prefer us as consumers to stay in the dark

The CEO of Compassion in World Farming on why factory farming is destroying the land, sea and our health and why the solutions are

June 11, 2026

PLANET·POWER

Hamsa Yassin: My dream is that kids could name five trees before they can name five Kardashians

The wildlife cameraman, Strictly champion and children’s TV presenter on the value of boredom, what lockdown revealed about our need for the outdoors, and

November 20, 2025

EDUCATION·PLANET

Kevin McCloud: Consumption doesn’t make you happy

The Grand Designs presenter on authenticity, the value of making and the lessons he learned on a Tuscan farm about what it means to

August 27, 2025

CREATIVITY·MORALITY·PLANET

Thomasina Miers: Politicians are cowards when it comes to saying, ‘Eat a bit less meat.’ They won’t touch it. But that’s the issue

The Master Chef winner and Wahaca founder on cheap chicken, political cowardice, and why eating less meat matters more than most people want to

February 7, 2025

EDUCATION·HEALTH·PLANET

Chantelle Nicholson: It’s shocking we teach children advanced maths but not how to feed themselves properly

The Michelin Green Star chef on why cooking should be as fundamental as reading and writing.

February 5, 2025

EDUCATION·HEALTH·PLANET

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall:: My omnivorous habits are under review. I wouldn’t rule out concluding we can’t really afford to eat meat at all

The chef and campaigner on medicine’s nutrition blind spot, the government’s reluctance to touch ultra-processed diets, and why regenerative farming is gaining ground anyway.

January 6, 2025

HEALTH·PLANET

Groove Armada’s Andy Cato: Farmers manuring town halls and NHS strike action are two symptoms of the same problem: Our food system isn’t working

The Groove Armada DJ who sold his song rights to buy a failing farm and ended up knee-deep in the mess of a food

March 6, 2024

HEALTH·PLANET

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Phillip Lymbery: Those who profit from factory farming prefer us as consumers to stay in the dark

Hamsa Yassin: My dream is that kids could name five trees before they can name five Kardashians

Kevin McCloud: Consumption doesn’t make you happy

Thomasina Miers: Politicians are cowards when it comes to saying, ‘Eat a bit less meat.’ They won’t touch it. But that’s the issue

Chantelle Nicholson: It’s shocking we teach children advanced maths but not how to feed themselves properly

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall:: My omnivorous habits are under review. I wouldn’t rule out concluding we can’t really afford to eat meat at all

Groove Armada’s Andy Cato: Farmers manuring town halls and NHS strike action are two symptoms of the same problem: Our food system isn’t working

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