Secondly, the utterly shocking bit about the fishing industry. Jesus H Christ, fishing is insanely out of control. In my ignorance I imagined fish were still caught one by one, or at least in nets that weren’t 30 miles long. Yes, you read that right. THIRTY MILES LONG. He describes the way we’ve entered the […]
As it’s Fireworks Night tonight, I’m sharing a piece I did for Best this week about the impact on animals (both domestic and wild) when we shoot explosions up into the sky and light bonfires in which adorable little hedgehogs just might be sleeping.It was a heartbreaking but interesting feature to research and I hope […]
Posts tagged animals Cheeky Monkeys – My Weekly I wrote about three incredible women and their commitment to helping the animals they love, in My Weekly magazine. Out this week! With photos by equally extraordinary woman Jo Anne McArthur. Read More The Unexpected Truth About Animals A quick review of one of my favourite books […]
Posts tagged Clothing Stand Up to Duck Down When you realise the reason you’ve been so warm for five cold winters is the softest feathers of baby ducks have been stuffed into the lining of your jacket… and then you wake up one day and you’re vegan and the jacket isn’t such a comfy fit […]
Posts tagged plant based cakes Chef of the Month – Nicola Morek For the November 2018 issue of Vegan Living, I interviewed Nicola Morek, who makes delicious raw, plant-based desserts. From cakes to powerballs, Snixers bars to blackberry and lemon bites. Come drool! Read More
Posts tagged Apples Thug Kitchen | Carrot and Apple Muffins Carrot and Apple Muffins – perfect for those moments when you have no blackberries, but you do have a lot of apples. Moments like this. Read More
Posts tagged Green Party Goodbye May, hello May? The General Election is upon us. Hurrah! I’m doing a ‘goods swap’ with my friend. The mathematical equation goes like this. A + B = V, when A is my vote, B is my friend’s promise to go vegan if I vote, and V is… a vegan […]
Posts tagged Elephants This Vegan Week | 23/1/17 It’s a good week for British vegans, with supermarkets giving veggie options the shelf space they deserve. It’s (another) bad week for the mighty, beautiful, intelligent elephants. We have a look at how they are beaten into submission so holidaymakers can have a ride. Not cool. Read […]
Posts tagged Top Sante Going Vegan Changed Our Lives A quick toot of my own horn (said the actress to the bishop). Here’s my piece in Top Sante’s January 2019 edition, interviewing three awesome vegans. Toot toot! Read More
If you had told me before I went vegan that one day I’d be standing silently and solemnly on the street as part of the Anonymous for the Voiceless Cube of Truth, I would have laughed in your face. You’ve probably seen these guys in your town, standing in a square, wearing V for Vendetta […]
Posts tagged vegan cookbooks Recipe for Success I don’t profess to be a good cook, but what I lack in skill, patience or culinary know-how, I make up for in enthusiasm, illustrated via my penchant for purchasing cookbooks. Read More Recipe for Disaster Parting ways with all the cookbooks I accumulated during my if-she’s-pretty-I’ll-buy-her-cookbook phase. […]
Posts tagged Nut Milk This Vegan Week | 12.3.17 Another vegan week saunters by, kissing me on the cheek and pinching my bum. LITERALLY – did I mention I lost half a stone when I went vegan? Veganism pinched my bum! Hohoho. In other news, palm oil is devastating the planet. So it’s not all […]
Posts tagged Our Planet This Vegan Week | 23/1/17 It’s a good week for British vegans, with supermarkets giving veggie options the shelf space they deserve. It’s (another) bad week for the mighty, beautiful, intelligent elephants. We have a look at how they are beaten into submission so holidaymakers can have a ride. Not cool. […]
Posts tagged vegan blogger Big News! (for me) I’ve been busy writing some sparkling new pages for Vegan Living. This requires me to eat and drink a whole lotta vegan goodies and I don’t mind. Read More Common People A debaucherous weekend in London which started well, with fancy afternoon tea at the swish Egerton […]