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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

Oyinkan Braithwaite: After food and shelter, the next essential thing a child should receive is access to books

The Nigerian-British novelist and writer on growing up between Lagos and London, the loss of community in the UK, and why societies only change when

November 30, 2025

CREATIVITY·EDUCATION·MORALITY

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

Lucy Siegle:: We need to show people what’s possible, what’s already happening, and what they can do to help

The journalist and broadcaster on the limits of doom narratives, the power of everyday actions, and why climate storytelling needs a complete rethink.

December 24, 2024

EDUCATION·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

Lily Cole: How do I live with integrity and mindfulness and take small actions where I can but not self-flagellate in the process?

It feels like we’re in the midst of a kind of collective insanity whereby we have everything at our disposal to transform our world

June 6, 2022

MORALITY·PLANET

Benjamin Zephaniah: Most great revolutions start from the bottom and come up

Most people in the world are deeply involved in a struggle to live. You may talk about people in the developing world struggling to

June 6, 2022

CREATIVITY·EDUCATION·PLANET

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

Oyinkan Braithwaite: After food and shelter, the next essential thing a child should receive is access to books

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

Lucy Siegle:: We need to show people what’s possible, what’s already happening, and what they can do to help

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

Lily Cole: How do I live with integrity and mindfulness and take small actions where I can but not self-flagellate in the process?

Benjamin Zephaniah: Most great revolutions start from the bottom and come up

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