The very beginnings of the fair trade movement started as long ago as the 1960s. It wasn’t until the 1990s that a Fairtrade Mark was created and a series of required ‘standards’ were set out. Fairtrade aimed to improve the conditions, community facilities and pay for certain farmers an...
“Jim was too rough-trade for me. I was smitten with the group. The poetry of the words—Iʼd never heard lyrics like that.” Whatever the case, Haran Mellen confirms that she launched an all-out campaign to sway her boss. “Ronnie said, ʻYouʼve gotta put this band in,...