Self Righteousness Writ Large
Kirsty Allsopp doesn’t understand what the fuss is about. But Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp yesterday defended herself against accusations of fat-shaming claiming she […]
health Nazis
Questions We Can Answer
Do government health campaigns herald the nanny state? Yes. Simple, eh? Although, to be fair, the Nanny State is not at its dawn, it has […]
They Already Have
Don’t let the public health zealots demonise us innocent drinkers. Charles Moore in the tellytubbygiraffe. My first reaction – and, indeed, my later and my […]
Nasty Little Shit
Cameron. Prime Minister David Cameron says he does not want to rule out introducing a sugar tax in order to tackle Britain’s “obesity crisis”. We […]
Oh, This Should be Interesting
Norway’s medics get honest about their intentions. Norway’s biggest medical organisation wants to ban the sale of cigarettes to adults. In a drive towards a smoke-free […]
Here Be Trolls
Via Chris Snowdon, I find myself reading the outpourings of a public health parasite. Chris refers to this creature as a self-righteous prig. In doing […]
Something We Don’t Know?
I have been studying medical research for many years, and the single most outstanding thing I have learned is that many medical “facts” are simply […]
More Temperance Piffle
Two questions. Yup, apparently GPs will be able to determine whether patients have a drink problem with two questions. Two questions is all it could […]