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Green Party victory start of 'historic new political force'
Ecologist
7th May, 2010
Newly elected MP Caroline Lucas said her party was now ready to 'take its rightful place in Parliament' after her landmark victory in yesterday's general election more...How green are tetrapak food cartons?
Emilie Filou
19th January, 2010
They're becoming more and more common - wrapped around everything from milk to chickpeas. But just how environmentally friendly are composite cartons compared to the good, old-fashioned tin or jar? more...Government agrees to supermarket watchdog
Ecologist
13th January, 2010
Supermarket ombudsman will enforce a new code of practice between retailers and their suppliers more...Toothless Tory 'ombudsman' won't solve supermarket problem
Caroline Lucas
8th December, 2010
It's high time we had a supermarket ombudsman, but it needs to be proactive and powerful, says Caroline Lucas more...How to stop a supermarket opening in your area
Kete Eshelby
19th June, 2009
Battling superstore monopolies needn’t be a lone crusade. Kate Eshelby looks at some of the resources available more...How to make your town plastic bag free
Sylvia Rowley
15th April, 2009
Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags more...Bring back real markets
Tom Hodgkinson
11th September, 2009
Tom Hodgkinson lays out the case for the return of street markets. Wouldn't we all be better off living outside the box? more...How fair is our food?
Sean Roberts
5th August, 2009
Food Ethics Council policy director Sean Roberts explains why a debate on fairness in food and farming is long overdue more...Supermarkets face compulsory watchdog
Ecologist
4th August, 2009
Suppliers rejoice at calls for an independent Ombudsman but supermarkets already lobbying against the decision more...How to stop a supermarket opening in your area
Kete Eshelby
19th June 2009
Battling superstore monopolies needn’t be a lone crusade. Kate Eshelby looks at some of the resources available more...The Tesco Chainstore Massacre
Paul Kingsnorth
1st May, 2006
How one small English town took on a superstore - and won more...How to make your town plastic-free
Sylvia Rowley
15th April, 2009
Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags more...
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Bent Bananas
Joanna Blythman
13th January, 2009
The economies of whole islands in the Caribbean face ruin if the WTO, acting at the behest of US-owned multinationals, forces the EU to end preferential trade agreements with small-scale West Indian banana producers more...TV chef raises £87,000 to pay Tesco for shareholders resolution
Peter Clark & Ranajo Dezanett
12th June, 2008
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has reached the target of £86,888 set by Tesco to print and distribute leaflets to its shareholders. more...How to be free: Supermarket suffocation
Tom Hodgkinson
1st June, 2008
I have to confess I've been feeling thoroughly gloomy about the state of the nation lately, and I blame a certain supermarket chain that I shall call 'Blank' more...Whole Foods failure
Chris Milton
1st March, 2008
Only a few years ago, stories about Whole Foods Market became famous for their poetic quality, as journalists waxed lyrical about how the fresh, organic fruit in their stores was proof that you could be a successful business while remaining environmentally friendly. Last year, however, sustained questioning by consumers and regulators alike saw the shine come off the company’s glossy image. more...How to be free: going off your trolley
Tom Hodgkkinson
1st January, 2008
Now here is an ecological pub quiz question: who wrote the following phrase and when? more...Mum's gone bin-fishing...
Mel
27th September, 2007
It’s last orders at the bar in a certain vegan pub in a certain British city, and my friend Daisy checks casually, ‘Do you need to get any food in? We could do with a bit of veg…’ more...Milk cartel accused of price fixing
News
21st September, 2007
The Office of Fair Trading has accused the big four supermarkets of colluding with dairies to artificially increase the cost of dairy foods. more...Community Wedge
John Bird
6th September, 2007
How can we stop the juggernauts of so-called progress from sweeping away every bit of individualism and community that well-run high streets bring us? John Bird wants to give you his card more...Supermarkets could be forced to collect packaging
News
19th June, 2007
A private member's bill that would see supermarkets and other retailers forced to take responsibility for the packaging on their goods has been debated in the Commons. more...Andrew Simms' book, Tescopoly
Andrew Simms
7th June, 2007
Confused when shopping? Wondering if, when you go into the nation’s favourite supermarket, you’re getting the maximum green bang for your buck? Andrew Simms’ latest book, Tescopoly, is a forensic investigation of all things Tesco – including the chain’s green and ethical credentials. Forget the hype, he says, Tesco’s most recent charm offensive, the Good Neighbour policy, launched in May 2006, isn’t good enough. Could Britain’s largest retailer do it better? Take a look at Tesco’s Plan A – then read Plan Bmore...
‘I’m walking into the jaws of hell’
Katharine Hamnett
1st May, 2007
Katharine Hamnett tells how Choose Love, hernew line with Tesco, is her attempt to change the
nasty business of making and selling clothes more...
Competition Commission - what is it good for?
News
12th April, 2007
Unless the Competition Commission fails to act to curb the power of supermarket chain Tesco, 'people will be justified in questioning exactly what the Commission is for', says Andrew Simms, Director of the think-tank the New Economics Foundation (NEF). more...'Frisco votes to ban the bag
News
29th March, 2007
The local council in San Francisco, California, has set a precedent by becoming the first US city to vote to ban large supermarkets from handing out plastic bags, Reuters has reported. more...