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Traditional British food, it seems, is the latest battleground in the culture wars.
Parkin, a delicious if rather high calorie Yorkshire cake, is to be investigated by Leeds City Council for possible links to slavery and colonialism.
This traditional delicacy if that’s the right word for parkin dates back to the 18th century, and the problem is it’s made with ginger, treacle and sugar.
These products, so it has been suggested, were only made available to the county’s bakers as a by-product of British colonial expansion.
You can look at this in two ways. It has already been reported as yet another example of the rise of woke, on which Boris Johnson has declared war. But the Prime Minister has also declared war on obesity.
The group plan is simple: for a specific period, members contribute an agreed amount each year to a fund for buying significant pieces of art. A buying committee, chosen from the members, makes the purchases. Coming to the end of its five-year run, Hume’s most recent group is one of the smallest she has been in, with 10 members. They each contribute $500 a year to the buying kitty.
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The Art Buying Group visits New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewser gallery. Left to right: Judith Lawson, Rosanne Keys, Sarah Hillman, Sue Hornblow, Sarah Kennedy, Julie Mason, Anne Marie O’Connor, Rosemary Hume, Jacqui Wrathall, Louise Ward.