Tag: food

Birmingham City Council’s anti-obesity funding plunges 92%

Spending by Birmingham City Council on countering obesity has plummeted in the last 12 months, according to data collected by The Bureau Local and shared with Birmingham Eastside.

The figures reveal that funding to tackle obesity in adults dropped by 92% since 2013/2014 — from more than £5.6 million to less than half a million.

Meanwhile, spending related to physical activity in adults has dropped by 20% in the last 12 months alone.

Read the story and see the visualisation for each of the West Midlands’ local authorities like Coventry, Wolverhampton and others here ➡ http://birminghameastside.com/2018/02/08/obesity-funding-birmingham-austerity/

Farmers are glad to possibly get rid of the Common Agricultural Policy, but Brexit enthusiasm stops here

Sir Peter Kendall was speaking at a Stratford4Europe event held in Stratford-upon-Avon on British agriculture and Brexit on January 10. The farmer and former officeholder has been talking about what the decision means for the industry, but also about the driver in the Brexit car.

A few days later, I also interviewed Mrs Alex De Ruyter and David Hearne, both economists at the Centre for Brexit Studies at Birmingham City University to dig a bit more into the topic. 

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