Eat yourself richer: Could better food fix our economy?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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From school canteens to prison kitchens, the quality of the meals served in public institutions is often alarmingly poor. But rather than accepting this, could fixing the issue boost Britain in ways we might not realise? In today’s episode, Coco Khan speaks with Kevin Morgan, Professor of Governance and Development at Cardiff University and author of Serving the Public, to explore how better institutional food can boost public health, support local businesses, and perhaps even lead to the economic growth politicians desire. Buy Serving the Public: The Good Food Revolution in Schools, Hospitals and Prisons. through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund The Bunker by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. • We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Coco Khan. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editors: Tom Taylor. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:22.1	Hello and welcome back to the bunker, your need to know for news and politics.
1:27.3	I'm Cocoa Khan, and when I was in primary school, there was an ice cream van stationed in the
1:31.8	school playground that, alongside ice cream, sold hot dogs from a tin in soft white baps,
1:37.4	smothered in boiled onions and sickly sweet ketchup.
1:40.7	Mmm, delicious.
1:42.1	Needless to say, this was before Chef Jamie Oliver's smash hit TV
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