2024

This year, 2024, is the 30th anniversary of the FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK, and the Fairtrade Foundation has been celebrating the achievements of the movement with innovative events and campaigns throughout the year. It was a pleasure to attend the Fairtrade Christmas Reception at Parliament on 4 December 2024 to learn about the Foundation’s

I spoke to Martin Williams, pictured with me, the associate director of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors at their ‘Christmas Drive-Thru’ drop-in’ event on 3 December 2024. There are 640 wholesalers who are members of the FWD they supply food to schools, hospitals, prisons, care homes, shops and pubs  providing a link between large food

The House sat on Friday 29 November 2024 to debate and vote on the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. I was hoping to speak in the debate but I was not called. I thought it was important to let you know what I was going to say and my

It was great to drop into  the Libraries for Primaries Event held by the Libraries Literacy Trust on the Thursday 28 November 2024.  Moreland Primary School pupils were present to speak about how they have benefited from Libraries for Primaries and  what the new library means to them. Chief Executive CBE Jonathan Douglas spoke “About