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“Just go to Lidl”: the backlash against public restaurants

On 7 July 2025, our research project, DISHED, a UKRI-funded initiative to test the piloting of public restaurants in Nottingham and Dundee, was announced. The following day, the Daily Telegraph published a full-length article headlined "WWII-style restaurants to help feed poor families?" By 12...

Marsha Smith
Marsha Smith & 2 others

20 August 2026

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Will there be a right to food in the UK?

If you live in the United Kingdom in 2026, you do not have a right to adequate food. You do if you live in India, which joined the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR – which contains the human right to food) in 1979 and has subsequently recognised the right...

Jody Harris
Jody Harris

12 August 2026

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Savory tales: controversies from the Zimbabwean bush

Allan Savory’s memoir has recently been published – UnSavory: African Stories of Wildlife, War, and the Birth of Holistic Management. It’s a fascinating read. Full of Rhodesian derring-do but some important reflections on the value of field ecology and the dangers of bureaucratically...

Ian Scoones
Ian Scoones

11 August 2026

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The enemy asymmetry: why fear mobilises the political right more than the left

Across the world, numerous electoral campaigns have successfully mobilised voters by appealing to fear and resentment. Central to this approach is the construction of otherness and the division between ’us’ and ‘them'. This use of ‘enemies’ as a tactic has become particularly prominent...

Carmen Barrera Degante

MA Governance, Development & Public Policy, Class of 2024-25

31 July 2026

Student Opinion

Towards a positive approach to sexuality in the development agenda

While studying at IDS, students have the opportunity to attend additional seminars and events at IDS, which supplements their learning and provides networking opportunities. Some students also choose to attend external events relevant to their interests. In this blog post, Mayte Rivera Aliaga...

Mayte Rivera Aliaga

MA Gender & Development (Class of 2025-26)

28 July 2026

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