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Hunger at Work, Hunger in Place: What Our Research Reveals About Food Insecurity in Britain
Drawing on extensive survey data from over 14,000 low-income households across England and Scotland, Dr Megan Blake and her research team found that for a growing number of UK households, food insecurity is not a series of isolated emergencies, but a state of structural precarity that systematically erodes financial, social, and psychological wellbeing..
Nightshifts and Health Inequalities: Evidence from Food Workers in NW London
Brent Health Matters (BHM) is a partnership across stakeholders in Brent (NW London) that aims to tackle health inequalities through community engagement and outreach. The programme launched in September 2020, following the first wave of Covid-19, when longstanding inequalities within the borough became more visible. Sangeetha Ilanko tells us of the poorer health outcomes among nightshift factory workers she uncovered while working on the BHM programme as a Senior Programme Officer.