The Knackered Lunch: Henry Dimbleby on fixing the Govt’s food fiasco

Did Henry Dimbleby really quit his role as the Government’s food policy advisor “in disgust”? Why have its attempts to create a healthier nation through our diet proved such a failure? And what should they be doing instead? Ros Taylor talks to the founder of LEON and the author of Ravenous: How To Get Ourselves And Our Planet Into Shape about the salad shortage, changing Britain’s food culture, the dark side of Bake Off… and why we still depend on celebrity intervention to get kids eating decent school dinners. 

• “Politicians are out of step with the public. They really are sick of their kids being bombarded with ads for junk food.”
• “The term ‘Nanny State’ was coined by politicians who actually grew up with nannies…”
• “OK, telling people to eat turnips is funny in a downbeat Blackadder sense… but we really should be growing more vegetables in this country.”
• “Giving up meat can seem a bit worthy. We’re trying to create a positive ad campaign around eating less meat.”

Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Music: Kenny Dickinson. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production

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