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Do you think Lego Thatcher will finally realise she can't cut benefits for "growth" now?
GBLB: "Consultancy Oxford Economics is cutting its UK growth forecast after President Trump imposed larger-than-expected tariffs on US imports."
@fkamiah17 I just started to have a look at this 417 page list of US imports that might get reciprocal #tariffs. What strikes me is why the hell are we even importing half of this stuff anyway, from a climate/animal welfare pov as much as anything. Yeah yeah, it’s always about money, but just makes me want to buy local more than ever.
@helenclayton I've been checking provenance on everything I buy for a few months now, same as I do with Israel. I'm going to try to eat more seasonally this year.
@fkamiah17 @helenclayton I started getting local produce shipped to our house, and you know, it's been pretty fun to relearn how to use all those winter root vegetables! And every season will bring different ingredients to work with
@fkamiah17@syzito.xyz@stephanie @helenclayton It's just too expensive to do that here unfortunately. It'd increase my monthly food bill about threefold.
@fkamiah17 @helenclayton Aww that's unfortunate :( I guess we're lucky to live so close to lots of farms!
@stephanie @fkamiah17 I am pretty lucky with a veg farm next door and I’ve got better at using what’s available rather than planning a meal then trying to find the produce. We’ve been eating A LOT of kale lately but that’s good because we like it 