Ok, I know I have mentioned this particular subject before but really this nanny state that Labour has created is going too far. Now they have it in for chocolate bars as they apparently make large size bars and they are not good for us.
What annoys me is that people are entitled to make this decision for themselves rather than have Nanny Blair go around telling us what we can and cannot do. In the past month we have had an attack on sugar, salt, smoking, drinking, chocolate and now chocolate bars. If people choose to eat chocolate and get fat, or even zits, then that is a choice for them. (Zits - yuk - sorry about that!)
Are we now to deprive everyone of any pleasure in life of which the Government does not approve? Are we treat everyone as idiots? Are we now to say that pubs can refuse to serve you beer on the basis that you have had a pint and the next one would push you over what they determione to be the maximum number of calories you are allowed?
Had back to back meetings today and tomorrow looks no better although have a meeting tomorrow evening with Michael Howard at the Campaign for Social Juctice.
2 comments:
Actually it is big business who have taken the decision to stop selling them so it looks like Kevin's ideals are spot on.
On the other issue of children and their nutrition - what exactly is the point of parents? Do they not have a role in ensuring that their children are raised on a healthy diet that includes moderation in such things as chocolate?
Yes Thinker but where do you stop? Ultimately many many things that we all particpate in are potentially dangerous. Rugby? Cooking? Driving? DIY?
Are we to say that Government should police these activities because we as adults are not responsible enough to know what is good and bad for us and our children? We are all born different and there may be a myriad of reasons why one person likes chocolate and another does not, but to go around pretending that a Government should have a role in stopping the activity of buying chocolate is plain silly? If Government has a role it is to advise citizens of the dangers inherent in the activity they are undertaking and allow the individual to take their own decision. Anything else is illilberal and merely fosters a dependency culture on the state as the final arbiter of taste and citzen safety.
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