All comment & opinion articles – Page 510
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on the canonisation of St Peter Marks
From the DRIP to the IGD conference
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Go on, tell us the one about the old bint...
Remember Horsham c-store owner John O'Sullivan, who hit on the cunning ruse of using humorous fake headlines on his news stand to attract punters? A bit like the Express printing all those hilarious spoof stories about the assassination of Princess...
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on Tati by Tel and King Justin's grin
It's been a vintage week here at the DRIP underground bunker...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on beards, bikers and the true smell of Scotland
On the screen, beards generally signify either depression or evil (or both in the case of Jeremy Beadle). So how refreshing that despite the ample chin-moss of the Hairy Bikers, whose Food Tour of Britain (Friday, BBC2) concluded this week, they...
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey nails the flag to Lord Mandelson's pole
What a week. In my unflinching fervour to deliver maximum value for hard-working families and also to get my end away I've been crashing at a dodgy Brighton seafront hotel while attending fringe events at the Labour Party Conference.
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Second Opinion: We need to protect Britain’s soil
Good food needs good soil. More money must be invested in soil science, says Tim Lang
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Third Party: Industry must adapt now to a ‘new norm’
As recession radically changes the business environment, supply chains must rethink operations, says Alan Leaman
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The space race is well and truly on
This time, so far, it’s a much more restrained affair - according to Clive Black
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Comment & OpinionOur man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on simple suppers versus the professionals
I was planning to watch Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers (BBC1, 7.30pm, 23 September) this week, but when I arrived home (by which I mean my parents', as we're 'between homes' at the mo), I was greeted by howls of derision from my mum that for once...
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Third Party: Product placement will get to kids anyway
Through soap operas and family programmes, children will become ever more brand-conscious, says Stuart Roper
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Comment & OpinionOur man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure & Pricing
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Critical Eye... on Keith, Keith and the rise of the TV chefs
My first thought on Tuesday morning having learnt that Keith Floyd had died, was that he'd watched Keith Meets Keith (Channel 4, 10pm, 14 September) and it had tipped him over the edge.
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Saturday Essay: Why we are flying the flag for British food
Knowledgeable staff and in-store promotions can encourage customers to buy locally sourced food, says Martyn Jones
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Second Opinion: It's time to roll back state control
The Competition Commission's proposal for an ombudsman is flawed, says Kevin Hawkins
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Saturday Essay: We must work harder to protect high streets
...but the onus is also on the government to back words with actions when it comes to small shops, says Jonathan James
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Comment & OpinionOur man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure & Pricing
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Third Party: Process errors compete with theft and fraud
Some internal loss may be unavoidable but data mining could help tackle process-based weakness, says Khuram Kirmani
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Critical Eye... on the return of Perkins, food TV's bad penny
Nooooooo! Someone at C4 has decided to give super-irritating supersizer Sue Perkins another food gig and she's accompanied by a sidekick even more sickeningly smug than Giles Coren. Yes, you guessed it, Huge Furry Wittering-balls.
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Second Opinion: Fatty foods are back on the table
Julie & Julia reminds us that cooking used to be about taste not calories, says Joanna Blythman