All comment & opinion articles – Page 536
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Comment & OpinionSaturday Essay: We must cut food waste as well as packaging
Yes, packaging is a problem retailers must address. But sometimes it can also be part of the solution, says Marc Bolland
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the Great White Shark losing his bite
What a load of bullwallop, sorry codshit. I refer not to the sorry attempts of the apprentices this week to rebrand Margate, though James deserves an award for his mauling of the English language in The Apprentice (9pm, BBC1, 13 May), but to the...
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Careers File: Employment sector can see green shoots of recovery
In case you missed it, 7 May 2009 was a momentous day. Most importantly, it was my son's eleventh birthday...
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Saturday Essay: Whatever happened to consumer choice?
Government nannying doesn't just confuse consumers, says Philip Jenkins - it damages wholesale and retail businesses
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Supermarket clout will make even the mafiosi nervous
Supermarkets are currently fighting tooth and nail to avoid the interference of an Ombudsman. And they regularly baulk at the heavy-handed approach of the Office of Fair Trading.
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & OpinionSecond Opinion: Sustainability needs one vision
A single strategy on sustainable food should replace differing initiatives, says Tim Lang
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Third Party: Banking the benefits of cutting emissions
Can Britain's food retailers be responsible corporate citizens and save money at the same time, asks Craig Sears-Black
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Editor's Comment: If you give someone a bigger portion than they need, they will eat it
I've read my share of self-serving surveys, and may I be at least the second to commend the Food Standards Agency on its latest contribution to the genre. This one found - quel surprise - that eight out of 10 cats prefer the FSA's traffic lights....
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Critical Eye... on the incredible shrinking cattle
After the emotional trauma of watching Philip get his marching orders from Sir Alan Sugar AND Chelsea go out to Barca in the Champions League (a f**king disgrace on both counts), I was in no fit state for my usual American crime procedural.
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Comment & OpinionSecond Opinion: Banning the buffet won't work
Strict rules on school dinners won't necessarily make pupils eat healthily, says Kevin Hawkins
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Third Party: Collaboration key to closing trade credit gap
The £5bn top-up fund announced in last week's Budget is welcome - but more help is needed, says Tarlok Teji
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Critical Eye... on desperate wives and wasted lives
Swine flu, economic collapse, global warming... many things are beyond our control, but diet is not one of them. Unfortunately, some take control too far - as demonstrated by Desperately Hungry Housewives (10.35pm, BBC1, 28...
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Saturday Essay: EU membership helps rather than hinders
Initiatives such as the Protected Food Name scheme can give suppliers a unique selling point, argues Caroline Flint
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Comment & OpinionSecond Opinion: Backwoods Britain strikes again
Our Government stands alone in Europe in defending hazardous pesticides, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on Sir Alan's cereal killers
Great jingles are memorable - they penetrate your psyche like a nailgun through the knackers and won't shift until you buy the product, several spares in case you're mugged on the way home and a few more as presents for people you don't even like....
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Third Party: Sterling will rally, but keep those belts tight
Bank bailouts and bargain-hunting consumers won't help, but the pound should pick up this year, says Mark Deans