Rob Booth is a researcher at the University of Birmingham whose work explores power, technology and transformation in food systems. He is the author of a 2022 report, ‘The Right to Food’, published by the Common Wealth think tank.
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The UK needs a ‘right to food’. This is how it could work in practice
As the UK’s catastrophic cost of living crisis deepens, calls are getting louder for a ‘Right to Food’, which would mean the government and local authorities are legally responsible for ensuring everybody in the country has enough to eat.
October 18, 2022
