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Rural Education Matters – Olivia Shave: "I am here to disrupt, to call out the powers that be, and to fight for the future of British food and farming"

Rural education campaigner Olivia Shave writes about how farmers are being sidelined in the debate around a ban on junk food advertising

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Rural Education Matters – Olivia Shave: "I am here to disrupt, to call out the powers that be, and to fight for the future of British food and farming"

Junk food advertising ban This week, the Government made it crystal clear whose side it is on. The junk food advertising ban — a vital move to protect our kids' health – has been kicked down the road...

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