What should politicians do to improve our food?
I took part in the Observer Conversation again this month. Goodness knows why they invited me back. Anyway the format is much improved this time, with a group of us sat around having a chat. A lot less intimidating than the first time around; I even managed to remember what I think about a few things. The video has paused itself in rather an unfortunate place for Lizzie, who looks like she’s having a moment in the still below, but is in fact completely normal. The other bloggers in the vid are Tom and Dan.
There is a piece in this month’s OFM about the Brown’s vegetable patch at No. 10. But are they genuinely interested in food? Does anyone care? Should politicians be trying to influence the way we eat?
Category: Video | Tags: Observer conversation, politicians and food, the observer, the observer food monthly 14 comments »
April 16th, 2010 at 10:46 am
You all did really well – again! Disappointed by the lack of samphire chat, but I suppose you can’t have everything.
April 16th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Well done – you were all terrific! And perfect hair. (Most importantly)
April 16th, 2010 at 11:02 am
A very interesting video and such a long term project for the politics. Well done guys!
April 16th, 2010 at 11:19 am
Argh – so organised. I haven’t even learnt how to embed a video into the horror that is blogger yet.
I’ll put up my 1/4 of this on Saturday! I am also curious as to exactly what Sarah Brown’s article says as we are all slightly in the dark still on that.
PS if you could, your link our blog goes to a review of Pizza East not hte main page. If you point it to the main page it will go to where I’ll put up something on the Observer Conversation…
April 16th, 2010 at 11:26 am
Oh wow – who knew my accent was so strong? (Whaddya mean everyone?!!) and they cut out all my intelligent discourse as well.
Good work Helen, Liz and Tom.
Here’s my take on it, for what it’s worth:-
http://bit.ly/bzG7W7
April 16th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Great stuff. There’s nothing you can sort out by putting a tax on it.
April 16th, 2010 at 11:41 am
or ‘Nothing you can’t sort out by putting a tax on it’ even.
April 16th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Chris – Next week they’re doing special feature with just me talking about samphire and stargazy pie. Right up your street.
Greedy Diva and Mathilde – Thanks ladies.
Tom – oops! Link fixed – apologies.
Dan – Awful hearing yourself isn’t it? I sound posh. No idea why because I’m really not, as you know.
Josh – Ha ha! Brilliant.
April 16th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Very impressed by all of you. But especially by Dan’s beard.
My policy would be pizza ovens for all. The problem would be fixed in weeks.
April 16th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Helen, you look great, composed and eerily calm! Very impressed and well done!!
April 17th, 2010 at 2:03 am
Fucking HELL. I look like I am about to have a nervous breakdown. (it was nerve-wracking…)
April 18th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
congratulations- you were all really *fab*.
April 19th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Hi there Helen,
My name is Tim, I’m working on an interesting project at the moment called The Big Lunch. Your point at the end of the video about community is so pertinent to what the Big Lunch is all about, I thought it would be remiss of me not to get in touch and see how we could potentially work together. Would you mind getting in touch on info@thebiglunch.com ? Look forward to hearing from you.
April 19th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Totally agree with you, start ‘em young. It begins with the kids. Mine aren’t going to grow up not knowing where lamb, beetroot or caviar comes from.
You really are posh aren’t you though.