C Arthur Ling, 1919-2005 Arthur Ling – Founding Director of Plamil Foods Ltd Much has, is, and will be written about Arthur Ling. He was a private man, with many of his other interests overshadowed by his uncompromising dedication to veganism, which to him was his religion, and a religion he would spend a lifetime … [Read more…]
The Ernest Bell Library’s 1964 copy of Animal Machines. What convinced you to change to vegan? A review of this book, Animal Machines by Ruth Harrison, pictured above, convinced the remarkable vegan pioneer Kathleen Jannaway. Quotes from a 2003 article by Harry Mather and Malcolm Horne, remembering Kathleen Jannaway – http://www.veganviews.org.uk/vv96/vv96jannaway.html In 1964, Kathleen read a review of … [Read more…]
Not 2, not 3 but 10.9 a week! A ‘bowels-oriented’ post Ernest Bell Library item – a 1907 postcard, indirectly insulting us British veg[etari]ans – ……but (as always) we get the last laugh – our vegan bowels / bellies / guts / innards / interiors / intestines / recesses…… call them what you will …… – are (on … [Read more…]
A trip back to the 1990s & earlier. Remembering pioneering vegans. With links to great ‘sources’ for folk who like to go deeper! Firstly – a circa 1993 vegan leaflet by Kathleen Jannaway Note – the black text is all Kathleen’s – the original leaflet was only text – the images we have selected / … [Read more…]
1976 – BBC2 & The Vegan Society in the Open Door series. The programme led to over 9000 enquiries about veganism resulting in around 1,000 new members of the Society. From The Vegan- Autumn 1994 page XX “In the middle of December, the BBC invites the Society to contribute an Open Door programme to be broadcast on … [Read more…]