The Food and Work network (FAWN) brings together academics, trade unionists and community campaigners seeking to understand the connections between structural food inequalities and working conditions in the UK.
Professor Kevin Morgan from Cardiff University summarises the core arguments of his new book, Serving the Public.
Amid challenging socio-economic conditions, deepening inequalities, and rising living costs, our responsibility to produce solutions to basic needs—guided by the people-oriented and solidarity-based principles of social democratic municipalism—has become more important than ever. This guide analyzes, through a holistic lens, the social food and nutrition support programs implemented by Republican People’s Party municipalities with this sense of responsibility. Among these programs, City Restaurants stand out by departing from the traditional soup kitchen model and serving as a social support mechanism not only for those in absolute poverty but also for broader segments affected by new forms of urban poverty, such as students, retirees, and low-wage workers
Brent Health Matters (BHM) is a partnership across stakeholders in Brent (NW London) that aims to tackle health inequalities through community engagement and outreach. The programme launched in September 2020, following the first wave of Covid-19, when longstanding inequalities within the borough became more visible. Sangeetha Ilanko tells us of the poorer health outcomes among nightshift factory workers she uncovered while working on the BHM programme as a Senior Programme Officer.