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Comedian and friend of The Vegan Society Chris Stokes speaks to Elena Orde about subverting vegan stereotypes and using humour to create change.

Sarah Cook cracks out her top tips and favourite recipes this National Baking Week.

Abigail Stevens lists the top ten things you can see and do at Vegfest London, which is returning to London Olympia on 22-23 October.

Richard Watts, aka Vegan Sidekick, has produced hundreds of comics debunking arguments against veganism with his trademark logic and wit. Here he speaks about social media activism, meeting fans and the future of Vegan Sidekick.

Elena Orde reports on why badgers are 'stripy scapegoats' for the government and the dairy industry.

Ali Ryland reports on why political and economic factors are too entrenched within dairy milk production and promotion to include plant milks in schools.

Georgina Rawes of Ethical Consumer looks at vegan shoes on the market, and how they measure up environmentally and ethically.

Kathryn Wheeler gives advice to vegans at university, from how to manage your budget to making real change on campus

In the wake of an open letter to Theresa May by select Tory MPs that called for farm subsidies to be diverted into environmental and public goods instead, Vegan Society campaigner Tom Kuehnel discusses the urgent need to rethink and reform the role a domestic agricultural policy will play post-Brexit.

Ian McDonald considers how important it is for us to remember the backstory to today's vegan movement. He looks back to animal advocates in the Iron Age, and forward to how modern advocates will be remembered.