Nick Hughes

The political print: The blame game

NO SOONER had the horse meat scandal erupted than the blame game began. ’Twas ever thus. Every scandal needs a villain and there’s no more convenient villain than one that is unidentifiable.                   And so retailers, the UK government and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) were united [...]

Low carbon procurement back on the menu

A GROUNDBREAKING partnership between public and private sector promises to create demand for lower-carbon products in the catering sector. Nick Hughes reports.                     The shift towards a low carbon economy was one of the pillars of David Cameron’s promise – on becoming Prime Minister – to [...]