It's Complicated
Because it’s not a simple as they’d like you to think.
It can be too easy to leap to quick and simple conclusions that ignore the complex and interconnected reality we live, which is why we want to help provide a clearer understanding of the world through independent journalism that holds power to account.
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It's Complicated
Which food has barely changed price in UK supermarkets over the last 40 years?
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Banana prices haven't changed in 40 years, and yet they are still sold below their actual value in supermarkets. In our latest Short, we delve into the surprising world of banana economics.
Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/27RwT9Ja9S4
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How much do you trust food supplement advice on social media?
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A 2013 Harvard food study showed how a restaurant's healthy image can create a 'health halo' that affects calorie perception. By how much more did adult Subway customers underestimate their meal calories compared to McDonald’s customers?
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Our latest video looks at why homegrown apples can cost more than imported ones, but it also touches on another supermarket trick: shrinkflation.
We previously made another video explaining why some of your favourite products are getting smaller while prices stay the same.
Watch it here and let us know what you think in the comments below.
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Which parts of our food supply system don’t make sense to you?
Bananas are grown in tropical climates and imported into the UK, yet they’re still typically one of the cheapest staple fruits per kilogram on supermarket shelves.
Compare that with apples: around 40% of the apples sold in the UK are homegrown, yet the average price of packaged apples has risen much faster than bananas since 2021.
Give our latest video a watch to find out more about the peculiar economics of supermarket fruit: https://youtu.be/0LGUrGQ5z40
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A British apple can cost twice as much as a banana shipped from Panama. Why?
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Who gets to stay British?
Our latest Short looks at how the UK has quietly built a two-tier citizenship system and why millions of people, disproportionately people of colour, are at risk of having their citizenship removed.
Watch the Short which is linked below and let us know what you think in the comments.
www.youtube.com/shorts/IGJOEq...
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Roughly how many people in the UK are thought to be vulnerable to having their British citizenship removed?
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A lot of people have been asking how Jamaica’s beaches ended up like this.
We previously made a longer video on the history behind it: from the colonial-era law still shaping beach access today, to the way tourism has changed who gets to access and enjoy the beach.
Watch it here and let us know what you think in the comments below.
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