By Richard Walker There are several definitions of what constitutes a landscape, depending on context. In common usage however, a Continue readingLandscape. What is it? The post Landscape. What is it? first appeared on Amaurea Press.| Amaurea Press
A review of a beautifully written new memoir, “Highlife & my other lives”, and an interview with its author, Richard Continue readingSort of a Highlife The post Sort of a Highlife first appeared on Amaurea Press.| Amaurea Press
By Richard Walker Last September, we were just taking our seats in the New Theatre, Oxford to see Patti Smith Continue readingMusic, drugs and living the Highlife The post Music, drugs and living the Highlife first appeared on Amaurea Press.| Amaurea Press
In these tough times for both businesses and households, it’s great to be able to report a real success story in the Iceland Food Club: a unique initiative that has made life appreciably easier for many hard-pressed families.| about.iceland.co.uk
How does a company that has prided itself on ‘Doing It Right’ for more than 50 years suddenly find itself on the wrong side of the law? Simply because, last week, Iceland publicly announced that we had cut the price of baby milk to make us the UK’s cheapest supermarket for branded infant formula. And … Continue reading It’s time to change the law on infant formula| About Iceland
I hope that other businesses and governments will also look to innovative ways all of us can work together When we see other people struggling, as so many clearly are in the current cost of living crisis, it’s only right for all of us to ask what we can do to help – especially … Continue reading The cost of living is now such an emergency we’re offering Iceland supermarket customers interest free loans| About Iceland
In January 2018, when I announced our audacious goal to become plastic free across our own label packaging, I always knew that the journey would be filled with setbacks, time and time again. This is because the road is long … and we are basically trying to achieve the impossible. The important thing is how … Continue reading A setback on our plastic journey| About Iceland
Electricity, gas, petrol, National Insurance, council tax, VAT on takeaways, food to cook at home … on seemingly every front we are currently faced with major cost hikes that, for many people, are sadly going to make the difference between just about managing their family finances and being unable to cope. Worse still, this is … Continue reading Iceland acts to ease the cost-of-living crisis| About Iceland
The human costs of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which we can see on our TV screens every night, are utterly horrific. Clearly anything that we in the West have to bear as a result of this conflict pales into total insignificance when compared with the suffering of the people of Ukraine. Yet there will … Continue reading The unexpected consequences of war| About Iceland
We’ve heard a lot about levelling up over the last two years, but precious few signs of it actually happening. So I naturally welcomed the fresh commitments made in the White Paper unveiled by Michael Gove last week. Now it is vital that we see these translated at pace into action that makes a tangible … Continue reading Let’s level up the planning process to kickstart economic growth| About Iceland
We know that many of the families in the communities we serve are living on a budget: many struggle to make ends meet and their access to credit or additional financial support is limited. Being rooted in these communities, with the overwhelming majority of our store colleagues living locally, we have a better understanding than … Continue reading Helping to fight food poverty through flexible, ethical credit| About Iceland
There can be no doubt of the critical importance of the COP26 conference in setting the world on the right path to tackle the climate emergency. However, while all attention is currently focused on which heads of state will be there, the conference is also a pivotal moment for the private sector – as the … Continue reading Governments and businesses must come together to fight climate change and restore nature| About Iceland
The country is in the midst of a very real crisis that is getting worse every day – and it’s one that the Government could easily help to resolve with a simple rule change. Yet ministers bafflingly refuse to act. Nationwide, the UK is currently short of at least 100,000 HGV drivers – the truckers … Continue reading Christmas is at risk unless the Government acts NOW to ease the HGV driver shortage| About Iceland