Obesity hysteria has taken a hold here in the UK. There is much wringing of hands and wailing of poiticos but little actually being done.
Of course, what can you do? Fresh fruit and veg isn't as expensive as processed stuff, and anyone can take exercise. People are educated and are free to do what they like with their bodies, the same as smoking and drinking alcohol. And rightly so.
However, I have to share this, heard on Radio 4's Today programme this morning:
An 'elder statesman' of UK politics, Norman Tebbit, threw his two-penneth into the arguement by linking obesity in children to gay marriage through some of the most tortuous logic I've ever heard.
People came into the office to see why I was laughing so hard.
