The coronavirus crisis has exposed the Government's failure to think about food

The coronavirus crisis has exposed the Government鈥檚 failure to think about food policy, and it needs to be properly considered now, says Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City, University of London.

27 March 2020 鈥� 5 min read

The coronavirus crisis has exposed the Government's failure to think about food policy, and it needs to be properly considered now, says Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City, University of London....

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