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The demands of supply

Two years ago, in the wake of the horse meat scandal, Tesco pledged a wholesale review of its relationships with suppliers, promising to increase transparency and foster greater collaboration. “I am determined to build a clear and sustainable relationship of equals,” then-chief executive Philip Clarke told the National Farmers’ Union….

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Keep calm and carry on

It has become one of the most overused poster images of our time. But in the heat of a crisis, there could not be a more apt phrase than “Keep calm and carry on”. Whether you’re talking about a massive oil spill; a controversial resignation or grassroots protests against a…

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Lost in translation

There’s a good reason why awards are handed out each year to translators – the unsung heroes of international publishing. While, in a pinch, Google Translate gives an impression of what’s being said, it hardly facilitates deep comprehension. Whether it’s highbrow literature or biomedical research, the skill of adapting materials…

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Tell me a story

From Enid Blyton to The Hungry Caterpillar; Huckleberry Finn to Harry Potter, most of us have a favourite childhood book – one that our parents read to us (or we read to ourselves) over and over again, until its pages became thumbed and thinned with use. What was it that…

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