control freaks
They Are Right.
Friends who think my behaviour is creepy, controlling or borderline obsessive have pointed out that just because you know where someone is doesn’t mean they […]
No Property is Private
So the anti-smoking nutters finally get their way. The motor car is no longer a private space. Prodnoses may now impose fines on people who […]
It is Never Okay for the State to Nudge
Cass Sunstein on the way that governments misuse the nudge principle. Personally, I’d have thought it entirely predictable. For the vile creatures that run the […]
Sugar in Alcoholic Drinks Shokka!
“Experts” as in past it drips under pressure, have discovered that alcoholic drinks contain more sugar than our daily recommended amounts. Oh, wow! Jesus H […]
Simple Answer
The question… What is puzzling is how we – each one of us – should respond to all this persuasively authoritative information. Well, yes, we […]
Smoking is the New Football Pitch
One thing that really, really annoys me is when some inane anchor on the news refers to something as being “x” amount of football pitches […]
More Obesity
Obesity is being thrust at us from all directions at the moment. The obesity forum has decided that the figures so far are wrong – […]
It Never Ends…
People should stop drinking orange juice because it contains as much sugar as Coca-Cola, the government’s leading adviser on obesity has warned, as she calls […]