All articles by Kevin Hawkins – Page 4

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: The big squeeze of low inflation

2010-02-20T00:00:00Z

Retailers will have to work harder than ever on scale efficiencies in 2010, says Kevin Hawkins

News

Second Opinion: The answer’s not in the price tag

2010-01-30T00:00:00Z

Problem drinking is not as easy to solve as Iain Duncan Smith believes, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Give us evidence, not bureaucracy

2009-12-12T00:00:00Z

The more regulations people are subjected to, the less notice they take, argues Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: A TV plot that just doesn’t add up

2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

Kevin Hawkins wonders when will the BBC realise there is no evidence of supermarket profiteering

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Scotland should prepare for a hangover

2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

Alcohol restrictions are both misguided and contrary to competition law, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: It's time to roll back state control

2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

The Competition Commission's proposal for an ombudsman is flawed, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: We do not need an ombudsman

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

Lord Mandelson should reject this interventionist and unnecessary role, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Rip-off Britain in the news again

2009-07-25T00:00:00Z

...but the drive behind value own label is hardly an inflationary factor, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: So Sir Paul knows best, does he?

2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

The silly season is well and truly upon us. Sir Paul McCartney urges us to give up eating meat on Mondays in support of the great crusade against global warming.

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Labels don't shape eating habits

2009-05-30T00:00:00Z

Kevin Hawkins on why the latest FSA research has only confirmed what we knew all along

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Banning the buffet won't work

2009-05-02T00:00:00Z

Strict rules on school dinners won't necessarily make pupils eat healthily, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: What value 'values' in a recession?

2009-04-04T00:00:00Z

Fairtrade and organic are faring differently from each other as recession bites, finds Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: The FSA should ditch nannyism

2009-03-07T00:00:00Z

Nannyism doesn't work - yet in the FSA's 5-a-day campaign there's a blueprint that does, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Nanny’s no good for our diets

2009-02-07T00:00:00Z

Regulatory ideals are unattainable and breed distrust in government, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Are tighter times healthier times?

2009-01-10T00:00:00Z

Not necessarily, says Kevin Hawkins. Many consumers may seek solace in comfort eating

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Shaping the grocery ombudsman

2008-11-29T00:00:00Z

A workable compromise is achievable if commission is open to negotiation, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Grocery is a better bet than most

2008-10-25T00:00:00Z

Investors willing to play the longer game should consider the multiples, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Agents of Satan turn nice guys

2008-10-04T00:00:00Z

Kevin Hawkins asks whether tougher economic times will bring an end to supermarket-bashing

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: Fairness is an unrealistic policy

2008-09-06T00:00:00Z

We can only make the best of a bad job in ever-harsher economic times, says Kevin Hawkins

Comment & Opinion

Second Opinion: The decline and fall of premium?

2008-08-18T13:10:01.963Z

Will consumers stop buying higher-quality, organic and ethical foods in tighter economic conditions and show premium food up as a fad?