Great news!

"Girl writer" is a new one.

@manwhohasitall.bsky.social

BRILLIANT JOBS ALERT

Our new findings show that in the North there are 12.8 unhealthy takeaway outlets per 10,000 people compared to 8.9 in the South. The ‘Ghost Towns’ report with @newcastleuni.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk exposes how our high streets becoming unhealthier www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/report-calls...

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Today's webinar speakers via @tectonicplate.bsky.social webinar and case studies from her #ChurchillFellowship 👓👇

Brilliant to be at the @oha-updates.bsky.social Obesity Health Alliance event with colleagues this week. Great to see so many organisations collaborating on developing great evidence, testing ways to improve dietary quality and supporting policymakers to engage with this important area.

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So what needs done? A: We need population-based intervention policies!

🧂Not enough to tell consumers to stop adding salt to their food - 80% of salt consumed is in products already!

🌱We need to shift to healthy plant-based diets

You're gonna regret this

Is there a viable equivalent to socks

Every time I think I'm starting to get a handle on the concept of socks, you move the goalposts

What can we learn from Amsterdam's approach to tackling childhood obesity As a new government gets to work, we’re looking at successful past policies from across the globe and what UK policymakers can learn from them as part of our event series: how to make good things happ...

Join us

On 11 March, we'll be joined by a panel of experts, including VU University’s Jaap Seidell, to discuss lessons from Amsterdam’s Healthy Weight Programme — one of the world’s most well-resourced obesity reduction programmes.

www.nesta.org.uk/event/what-c...

Gotta ask @tomsymons.bsky.social

2025 bowled in in style and I take this as the best omen there can be

Happy new year Lindsay 🎊🎉

Nationwide boss: Women working at home could risk missing out The boss of the world's biggest building society told the BBC that more needs to be done to support women at work.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Women tend to go to the office less frequently than men. Hmm, I wonder why that is.. and I wonder whether you could take some action on the care burden women carry rather than blame them and limit the opportunities they can access

Big Tent 2025 - AFN Network+ Our 2025 AGM will be held in Manchester. The event is a fantastic opportunity for members to gather and engage with others working for change in the UK agri-food system. Expect engaging keynote…

Working out your plans for 2025?Why not factor in our Big Tent event tinyurl.com/yeyve4tn A great opportunity to engage with, researchers, business leaders, policy-makers &voluntary organisations working for change in the agri-food system to meet the UK’s net zero 2050 goal🎪

There are two parents playing nursery rhymes on an iPad at full volume on a three hour train journey. When is this going to end? The lack of respect for others in shared spaces, not the journey.

We keep pumping money into the NHS. Is it good value? Critics complain that our health service is bloated and inefficient — but the diagnosis is complex, and how does it compare with other countries?

The problem is this. Healthy lives, and life expectancy, are often determined well before anyone sets foot in a hospital. Supporting our NHS means tackling the social and the commercial determinants of health - poverty, inequalities, poor housing, unhealthy food. www.thetimes.com/article/1130...

What wine pairs well with the kids being home for another 8 days

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If you'd like to join me for further reflections and discussion, reserve a place at the launch event here: www.eventbrite.com/e/high-quali...

High-quality, healthy food should be accessible to everyone – regardless of income We are a community of changemakers championing global solutions for today's crucial challenges. We were founded in 1965 in memory of Sir Winston Churchill. We offer ideas to inspire your vision for ch...

I am delighted that my case study report '𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 – 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦' has been published by the 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. The report includes innovative case studies from across Europe. Check it out here: churchillfellowship.org/ideas-expert...

The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee recently called on government to fix our broken food system. This followed an in-depth inquiry where the committee heard from a range of stakeholders.

In our new podcast, we unpack the evidence with chair, Baroness Walmsley.

🎧 www.parliament.uk/business/lor...

Very helpful, thank you!

Red Cross: A blood donation is the best gift you can give to someone.

[Christmas morning]

Kids: [all screaming while opening presents]

As a food writer I feel it's important to report that sometimes the solution to your problems is eating as much mac and cheese as physically possible

Great news about the two child benefit cap!