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First vegan and alcohol-free bar opens in London
By Deni Kirkova, from The Metro. Published Monday 28th Dec 2015 A cool new London bar is here to cure Christmas hangovers. Before Christmas you might have wondered, ‘what sort of person would visit this place?’ Now though, three boxes of Celebrations and a few […]
A Meaty Problem
By the BBC, First released on Sunday December 27th 2015 Listen to the full 38 minute programme here: Restaurateur Henry Dimbleby unravels the deep-seated attachment of the British to eating meat. Henry wants to cut down on his meat consumption. Many scientists and policy […]
New Petition: Create More Vegetarian / Vegan Schools in the UK
A brand new petition by Marianna Vojnics is calling on the British government to create more vegetarian and vegan schools in the UK. Click here to read more and to sign the petition.
The (halachic) case for veganism
By Abigail Klein Leichman, written for The Jerusalem Post. [12th December 2015] Do you picture the typical Israeli vegan as a young Tel Aviv hipster wearing an “I Don’t Eat My Friends” tank top? Perhaps many vegans do fit that image, but a growing number of kosher- keeping, Shabbat-observing Israelis – even some with black […]
2015 Food Trend: The Rise of the Vegan Pizza
By Ben Williamson, From The Huffington Post Source: Just a decade ago, only one pizza chain in the U.S. offered vegan cheese for its pizzas. But PETA has been working with businesses to expand their meat- and dairy-free options, and now, there are […]
Vegetarian Diet Promotes Healthy Mood State
By Marie Oser, From ecomii [11th July 2010] Source: It has been well documented that people who choose a vegetarian diet enjoy superior health with lower risks for a variety of disorders, such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.1 Now, science has presented us with yet […]
Raw, Vegan Food Featured on BBC’s Newsnight
Last night’s Newsnight episode featured a debate about clean eating, from 25 minutes in.
Arnold Schwarzenegger tells COP21: ‘Go vegetarian part-time to protect the planet’
By Roger Harrabin, from The BBC [8th December 2015] Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says people should go meat-free one or two days a week to protect the climate. Meat-eating was an environmental problem, with farming creating an estimated 28% of global greenhouse gases, the body-builder and […]
‘I am not a mad, vegan, lefty, Corbynista’ – Kerry McCarthy sets out her stall
By Alistair Driver, From FGInsight [4th December 2015] The media had a field day when Jeremy Corbyn appointed vegan anti-meat campaigner Kerry McCarthy to the Shadow Defra post. But in a revealing interview she insisted she could be more of a friend than a foe to the […]
Superbug risk from undercooked meat
By Michelle Roberts, from the BBC [8th December 2015] Superbugs may be passed on to people by eating undercooked meat, a government report has warned. Antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria can lurk in the meat we eat because of excessive use of antibiotics for farming, according to the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance. If we eat it […]