Almost quote tweeted two men who told me earlier that I shouldn't be talking about politics/stay in the kitchen. I didn't, because quote tweeting isn't great behaviour from a largeish platform, but just in case anyone else has similar views, I'll just leave this here. Goodnight!

We all can 'comment on politics'. Not one of us is shielded from the reverberations of the inner machinations of Government and subsequent fabric of our society. The decisions, revisions, incisions impact us all. So I will make potato salad, and I will roar about injustice. K bye

I am well aware that I would be more successful or palatable or waitrose-saleable as a neat little cookery author if only I kept my trap shut about things like poverty, exploitation, and injustice.

But I want to help build a better world. I'm just rinsing baked beans on the way.

Also the idea that actively working to tackle food poverty every damn day ISN'T a political act is absolutely laughable. I have a platform because my food writing has always been inextricably gnarled up in political themes. I mean,I literally wrote recipes from a foodbank parcel.

I cannot and will not sanitise my work to make it easier for you to swallow. If you want fluffy cookery chat, there are plenty of other people out there who'll give you your cheap cookies. I'm here to ask why people can't afford better cookies, and try to change it. Goodnight. x