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Why should we worry about #biodiversity? Should we stop buying certain foods? 🍇🥐🍩 @bbcfood asks food experts how changing our diets can help protect #nature. "The messages have to be different according to people’s circumstances." — @proftimlang bbc.co.uk/food/articles/…

Still no Land Use Framework (England). This would be surreal if it was not so stupid. Politics of land use are of paramount importance (climate, water, food, biodivrsity, access). UK Government ducks it having promised it for a long time. What is land for? committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

But dishonest (or disingenuous?) in omitting how it has done trade deals that could lower standards! (As George Eustice acknowledged when no longer Secretary of State for Enviro, Food & Rural Affairs!)

My Financial Times piece today says 'new' UK Food Security Index is thin politics. Ignores feeding people, poverty, health, biodiversity decline, food production, & more. Oh, and ignores internationally agreed metrics. I gently say: worry more if this drift continues on.ft.com/3UFYlAU

Today, UK govt is advising households keep 3-day food stockpile for emergencies, torches etc. All for resilience. Sounds sensible and overdue. As my forthcoming report shows, others do this. But cost? What food? Evidence? Irrelevant if on low income? Community or me, me, me-ism?

***FREE Show*** Brighton Fringe This coming Friday 31st & 1st June 8.30pm Brighton Fishing Museum Feat Professor Tim Lang A Political physical satirical pantomime of #absurdity #channelswimming #ecology #realfood #foodies #satire #rave #soundscape #seascape #openwaterswimming

In latest ONS polling, most important issues facing Brits are cost of living (87%), NHS (85%), economy (68%), climate change & enviro (61%). 55% of adults said their cost of living had gone up in last month. Cost of food biggest factor (94%) ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati… Politicians?

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/raving-…

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…

These caterpillars are on a large verbascum in our garden. Specialist advice, please! Is this water betony moth (Cucullia scrophulariae) caterpillar?

My moth mates say it’s more likely a cucullia verbascii!! Clue in the name.

Fine positive messages at Copenhagen EU FoodTrails public procurement conference. Cities learning from each other. 2015 Milan Milan Urban Food Policy Pact 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).

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!

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.