#93: The battle over bread, with Dan Hancox

“Bread is something that everyone has an opinion on, often quite a strident opinion.”

It is an everyday staple—and the site of a curious political battle. Do you know your sourdough from your sourfaux? Writer Dan Hancox joins us on the Prospect podcast this week and takes us behind the “bread wars.” Who are the bakers and campaigners taking on the big chains to get "fake sourdough" off the streets? 

You can read Dan Hancox’s feature on the battle over bread here: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/the-battle-over-bread

The story on the Aperol spritz discussed in the introduction is available here: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/britain-italy-aperol-spritz-london-price

Plus: Stephanie Boland and Rebecca Liu on the misfortunes behind the Aperol spritz

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