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A note from the editor: You’re not alone

NPN editor Rosie Greenaway shares her thoughts on the rapidly changing situation…

Rosie Greenaway

Welcome to the Brexit guessing game

“If you want to know what happens when a country leaves the…

Jim Manson

NutriCentre – end of an era

Despite reports of growing losses at Tesco-owned NutriCentre and a candid analysis…

Jim Manson

Taking organic forward

 Last month four prominent Soil Association trustees who recently resigned from the charity…

Jim Manson

A price to pay

Organic retail sales in the UK are on the move again and…

Jim Manson

The good earth

In the New Year the Soil Association is to get a rebrand.…

Jim Manson

We need to keep the GM debate alive and urgent

In 2002 the pro-GM Labour Government held a national debate to test…

Jim Manson

Let’s get down to details

When the big four supermarkets pulled swathes of organic lines from their…

Jim Manson

The future of retailing … or ungroovy uncle of an idea?

“A compelling combination of retail, food service and community” “The retail equivalent…

Jim Manson

Town centre ‘vision’ – or dark comedy?

The former Iceland and Wickes chief executive Peter Grimsey is the latest…

Jim Manson

Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!

Tesco’s horsemeat media confessional continues. First there was the visually stark yet…

Jim Manson

Owen Paterson doesn’t get it

“Some companies seem to think consumers will keep taking it on the…

Jim Manson

Regulatory threats … and opportunities

“Next week”, announced the dulcet-toned Charlotte Green, “Radio 4 will broadcast the…

Jim Manson

Don’t leave it all to a few heroes

“Some people join associations to make problems go away. It’s not enough.…

Jim Manson

These GM protests were 10,000 years in the making

I'm not sure when the phrase 'reconnecting people with their food' was…

Jim Manson

Hardy ‘millennials’?

Forget the Baby Boomers and Generation X (oh, and the Echo Boomers…

Jim Manson

Organic and Green? It’s our bling.

Residents of Tunbridge Wells are usually acutely aware of their ‘disgusted of’…

Jim Manson

Back to the earth

The philosopher Mary Midgley has written extensively about what modern thinkers can…

Jim Manson

Appy New Year?

Industry analyst Organic Monitor has an intriguing New Year prediction. Not only…

Jim Manson

Environmentally challenged

I wonder if George Osborne might come to regret the slightly self-satisfied…

Jim Manson