Alex is a campaigning journalist, a historian and broadcaster specialising in poverty, the environment and food culture around the world. He has won awards for investigative journalism, war reporting and food writing. More at alexrenton.com

Born in Canada, he lives in Edinburgh with his family

Other books:

13 Foods that Shape our Planet (BBC Books, 2022)

Stiff Upper Lip: secrets, lies and the schooling of a ruling class (W&N, 2017)

‘A brilliant book’ London Evening Standard

Planet Carnivore (Guardian Books, 2014)

Broadcast:

In Dark Corners (documentary series, BBC Radio 4, 2022)

Boarding schools": the secret shame (documentary ITV, 2018)