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Perhaps 35 years of experience should have tempered my belief that this will be the year when everything will work out.
To this day I still love watching customers, particularly in large groups spanning three or four generations, enjoying an extended, leisurely lunch with children running amok outside.
Has pragmatic compromise become a creeping move towards ‘the customer is always right', and damn the environment and UK farming? writes Guy Singh-Watson, reflecting on the need to invest in British-grown produce.
Last week Riverford founder Guy Singh-Watson was presented with an award for responsible capitalism. But is this concept even possible?
Last month, I was presented with the 18th Award for Responsible Capitalism, given annually by publishing group First. The decision to accept the award was a difficult one for me; irresponsible capitalism is the current norm, it is considered acceptable by many, and it's an imminent threat to our planet and our civilisation.
Issue 12: Fairness and five years.
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