The Government needs to resist the clamour from ideological libertarians and give people the tools they need to lead healthy lives and address the culture of the nation towards food, activity, and looking after yourself, as they do in other healthier countries.
At a time when the Chancellor is looking for savings and to strengthen the economy, it’s absurd to force people to rely on the state.
It is absurd that people willing to work must instead sit on their hands and depend on state benefits.
We owe it to our children, and the NHS, to crack down on advertising and make sure healthy eating is always the easy choice.
It’s all very well announcing plans to bulldoze sink estates – but we must properly consider what to replace them with.
We give you “The next generation: rising stars for 2015”, written by Lewis Baston, the psephologist (and ConservativeHome columnist).
I am a Conservative because I cherish liberty and gradualism. But some fights require a clear decision. Seventy years after science proved its dangers, the tobacco industry’s time is up.