Archive - Food and Policy of Vittles

Breadcrumbs and Spoiled Milk

The Milk and Bread Programme, and how Romanian children were left hungry by false promises and neoliberal policies. Words by Radu Stochita. Illustration…

Apr 15 •

Bittersweet Waters

How British dam engineering policies created food scarcity, and submerged cuisines and lives in Sindh, Pakistan. Words and photographs by Zuhaib Ahmed…

Apr 8 •

March 2024

The Marquess and the Market. Words by Robbie Armstrong.

Mar 25 •

Cream is thicker than blood: the rise and fall of the Devon split

A story of Devonian clotted cream and London’s railway milk. Words by Max Walker.

Mar 18 •

February 2024

How would you improve food in the UK?

We asked writers, activists and politicians for practicable policy ideas to change the way food is produced and consumed in the UK.

Feb 26 •

How The Sugar Tax Ruined Soft Drinks

Words by Jonathan Nunn, Amelia Horgan, Ophira Gottlieb, Owen Hatherley and Rebecca May Johnson. Illustration by Sinjin Li.

Feb 20 •

The Demon in the Can

The sugar tax six years on: did it work? Text by Professor Karen Throsby. Illustration by Sinjin Li.

Feb 19 •

The Life and Death of the Hawker Centre

A history of hawker centres and the evolution of hawker food in Singapore. Text by TW Lim. Illustration by Sinjin Li.

Feb 12 •

Totally Devoted to Blue Roll

An investigation into hospitality’s obsession with blue tissue paper. Text by Rachel Hendry. Illustration by Sinjin Li.

Feb 5 •

January 2024

The Fiscal Theme Park

The story of how VAT affects restaurants and eating habits in Britain. Words by Max Fletcher. Illustration by Sinjin Li.

Jan 29 •

Food is a Battleground

How live-in nannies and domestic workers are policed through food. Words by Veronica Deutsch with testimonials from those affected.

Jan 22 •

The game of gastrodiplomacy

How governments around the world market and leverage influence through food. Words by Dan Hong. Illustration by Sinjin Li.

Jan 15 •

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