Month: March 2015

Corporate welfare General

InnovateUK provides subsidies to develop harmful snacks

March 27, 2015

Nestle, PepsiCo and others ‘use public funds to develop harmful snacks’ 14/03/15 13:54 Sarah Boseley of the Guardian examines the use of InnovateUK grants to support subsidies to the food industry. She writes that: Obesity charities say Innovate UK […]

Corporate welfare General

Subsidising fossil fuels

March 14, 2015

UK loaned £1.7bn to foreign fossil fuel projects despite pledge 06/01/15 15:33 Details the loans provided by the UK government to the oil industry… Adam Vaughan writes: “The UK government has provided well over a […]