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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….

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…

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…

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…