Tag: foodbanks
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UK government pushing for GMO’s via gene-editing technology
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on the UK governments easing of regulations around gene editing and has asked Scottish ministers to consider allowing gene-edited crops to be grown in Scotland. Corporations and scientists in the pockets of big pharma are always on the…
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Cost Of Living Crisis in Rich Britain
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on the cost-of-living crisis in the 5th richest country in the world according to GDP. In my previous columns I have tackled specific aspects of the state of this country since 2010 and the deliberate and callous attitude…
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What is the Good Food Nation Bill?
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on the good food nation bill introduced in the Scottish Parliament last year in a two-part series. Last Sunday I was invited to be part of the BBC Radio 4 “The Food Programme”. You Can Cook along with…
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Universal Credit – A Conservative & Unionist Policy to Eradicate the Working Poor!
Having moved to Peebles in 2002, ‘Stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week it’s the Tories toxic Universal Credit system which is disproportionately affecting the disabled, working poor and low-income families. A very long time ago I had written about the…
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COP26 Glasgow 2021 – Scotland’s Time to Shine on the World Stage – Part II
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, continues in this second and final part of his two-part column to share his thoughts on the real reasons behind the apathy from pursuing urgent climate policies, the current status-quo’s main benefactors along with possible ideas and solutions to empower citizens…
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Triple Blow to UK Citizens by Tory Government Policies
Having moved to Peebles in 2002, ‘Stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week it’s higher energy bills, the end of furlough and removal of the £20 top-up to Universal Credit, a triple whammy, as millions of families will struggle financially this…
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UK Government to phase out £20 per week extra support to Universal Credit Claimants!
Having moved to Peebles in 2002, ‘Stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week it’s the Tories announcement to phase out the £20 a week increase to Universal Credit introduced last year during lockdown to help individuals and families struggling financially due…
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Prevention is better than cure
This week Bosco Santimano founder and executive director of social enterprise You Can Cook, shares his thoughts on why we should change our eating habits post Covid and concentrate our efforts more on prevention in the future. The current pandemic has highlighted one very important factor whereby the majority of deaths caused where due to…
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Brexit Saga Ends -Breakup of UK Begins
Having moved to Peebles in 2002, ‘Stooriefit’ Bosco Santimano gives us his own take on what he feels is the hot topic of the day. This week it’s the beginning of the end of the Tory party because of its decade long austerity, divisions on class, extreme poverty, hungry children and the final nail in…