Organic Researcher

The BBC are reporting, on a email that went around early this morning, that Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, is being faced with a £80k+ bill for trying to get a resolution through Tesco’s AGM forcing them to improve chicken welfare.  

I have become, in spite of some my initial mis-givings a big fan of Hugh’s efforts.  I know shop at his store, and in the winter have  a coffee there, as well as watching his shows. During the winter he and Jamie O proved to be a real thorn to the supermarkets with their ‘chicken out’ campaign, so that Tesco’s have finally decided to take the gloves off is no real surprise, in fact it is welcome.   The conflict between those who want better food and farming is often painted in colours that are pretty genteel, when in fact is about peoples’ bodies and livelihoods.  So take part in the auction or just donate to get the resolution through.