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Professor Tim Lang @ProfTimLang

Professor Emeritus of Food Policy, Centre for Food Policy, City St George’s, University of London. 45 yrs in public research & debate on food system dynamics

Joined November 2011
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In a new piece for Green Alliance, I ask why primary growers don’t get more income. A focus on addressing food costs & profits could sort English agrifood politics that are currently in a subsidies cleft stick. greenallianceblog.org.uk/202…

Why aren’t farmers paid more for what they produce?

This post is by Tim Lang, professor emeritus of food policy at the Centre for Food Policy, City St George’s, University of London Why on earth do we maintain an economy where farmers and growers re…

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Professor Tim Lang retweeted
Pod Save the UK@podsavetheuk
3 Apr 2025
Is Britain prepared for a food crisis? Food security expert @ProfTimLang believes we could be certainly more prepared, with @cocobyname and Zoë Grünewald From the latest episode of Pod Save the UK. Listen here: go.crooked.com/PodSaveTheUK #PodSaveTheUK #UKFoodCrisis
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What matters is this: what realistically can citizens do? Is storage an individual or community or national or cross-EU responsibility? Store what, where? (Key is actually water.) Does this signal a renewed EU policy interest in food actually feeding people?
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26 Mar 2025
Interesting, if accurate. See this: "Every citizen should stockpile enough food to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours in case of crisis, the European Commission is to warn, according to a draft of its Preparedness Union Strategy seen by POLITICO." politico.eu/article/europe-c…
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These and many other issues are explored in my ‘Just in Case’ report to the UK National Preparedness Commission published last month. See here: nationalpreparednesscommissi…
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Interesting, if accurate. See this: "Every citizen should stockpile enough food to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours in case of crisis, the European Commission is to warn, according to a draft of its Preparedness Union Strategy seen by POLITICO." politico.eu/article/europe-c…

Threat of war and disease means Europeans need 3 days’ supplies, Commission to warn

“Europe cannot afford to remain reactive,” the European Commission will warn in strategy to be unveiled on Wednesday.

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is the UK public prepared for shocks to the food system? Are affluent societies that are used to plentiful flows? Following from my report to the National Preparedness Commission, I urge the UK public to be be involved. Resilience is a community matter. theguardian.com/commentisfre…

If disaster strikes, will there be enough to eat? Britain should be prepared – but it isn’t | Tim...

Other countries are moving fast to inform and prepare their citizens about emergency resilience. The times demand no less, says Tim Lang, professor emeritus of food policy at City University of London

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My 'Just in Case' rept on UK civil food resilience is out. Critical look. Govt Resilience Framework has sound principles but little focus on food or public. Nat'l Risk Register says only 1/89 risks facing UK society are food-related. Just in Case disagrees nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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5/ JiC explores what citizens can do. A lot! Needs (a) support for those already building civil food resilience (b) structures to ramp up community resilience (c) legal duties. Individualism and prepping not the answer, said interviewees. It's society. nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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6/ JiC proposes new local civil food resilience committees, link to existing Local Resilience Forums. Protection & Prevention are key for civil food defence. UK Civil Defence spend is £65m out of MoD £55 billion. No budget for civil food resilience. Why? nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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The scale of today’s internet operating system crash is not surprising to those of us looking at how real resilience planning actually is. Basic rules of resilience are being flouted as dependence on a few large companies is being built in. Resilience requires decentralisation.
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Professor Tim Lang retweeted
Will Hutton
@williamnhutton
20 Jun 2024
The right to buy council houses cheaply and not replace the stock is the quintessential, disastrous example of putting the “I” before the “we”. The next in the mini-series to accompany the publication in paperback of “This Time No Mistakes” this week. Hope you are enjoying them!
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Fine positive messages at Copenhagen EU FoodTrails public procurement conference. Cities learning from each other. 2015 Milan @mufpp as key exchange hub. Value of targets for health, taste, CO2e & training. Copenhagen now has 24 Food Schools (pupils spend a week cooking for all).
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My moth mates say it’s more likely a cucullia verbascii!! Clue in the name.
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4 Jun 2024
These caterpillars are on a large verbascum in our garden. Specialist advice, please! Is this water betony moth (Cucullia scrophulariae) caterpillar?
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These caterpillars are on a large verbascum in our garden. Specialist advice, please! Is this water betony moth (Cucullia scrophulariae) caterpillar?
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Food politics barely feature in the UK election so far. They should. Food security (national & household) is a prime duty. So is the impact of food on health, economy & enviro. Why no Food Security & Resilience law? This interview I gave is now relevant: m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gfa-I…

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Tonight’s show sold out (free but must book). ‘Raving not Drowning’ at Brighton Fest Fringe June 1 bookings available 2030-2130 hrs. See a woman swim Channel (but her feet are in concrete and which way is she going?). Hear strange music and sane commentary brightonfringe.org/events/ra…
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27 May 2024
***FREE Show*** @brightonfringe This coming Friday 31st & 1st June 8.30pm Brighton Fishing Museum Feat @ProfTimLang A Political physical satirical pantomime of #absurdity #channelswimming #ecology #realfood #foodies #satire #rave #soundscape #seascape #openwaterswimming
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