Fat tax
Could a tax on unhealthy food improve health?
We are one of the fattest countries in the world. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, we come in at 7th place.
By Josh Barrie | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 23 July 2012 at 12:00 am
Fat tax: Does obesity really cost society a fortune?
‘You’re right. It’s not a disease, it’s a disgrace.’ That’s what former Militant council leader, turned permatanned gobshite, Derek Hatton told me on the BBC’s Sunday Morning Live as we discussed whether it was irresponsible to be fat. Hatton thought that fat people should be taxed. After all, he said, unlike drinkers and smokers they contribute nothing to the healthcare costs they impose upon society. He’s not alone. A few years ago, Giles Coren made a TV programme called Tax the Fat.
By Rob Lyons | Battle of Ideas | Thursday, 3 November 2011 at 6:00 am
Can Conservatives Conquer Obesity? (no)
60% of British adults are overweight or obese.
The Government addressed this today.
80% of people with eating disorders are overweight or obese.
The Government dismissed this today.
The Department of Health’s Call to Action takes the stance that it is our personal duty to halt the rise in obesity in the hope of a downward trend by 2020. [...]
By Ilona Burton | Health, Notebook | Thursday, 13 October 2011 at 5:40 pm
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