OPINION: "As Remembrance Day takes place, it is hard to see the country slide into the same worrying position as IHT and geo-political turmoil take hold"

Digital editor Emily Ashworth looks back at food security woes throughout the year in this Remembrance Day special

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OPINION: "As Remembrance Day takes place, it is hard to see the country slide into the same worrying position as IHT and geo-political turmoil take hold"

We have lived through several food security crises, one not so long ago as we all navigated our way through Covid-19. It is difficult, though, to watch the country potentially slide into the same worrying...

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