George Freeman: Ministers need to make Covid a catalyst for a serious community health crusade

We face a perfect storm of obesity, diabetes, dementia, and an epidemic of cardio-respiratory disease in our most economically vulnerable communities

Dolly Theis: What can Conservative history teach us about tackling obesity?

The second part of the author’s mini-series of three articles on obesity policy for ConservativeHome this week.

Dolly Theis: Why Government policy on obesity affects us all

The final part of a mini-series of three articles on obesity policy for ConservativeHome this week.

James Frayne: Public support for the Government appears to have dropped – but not when it comes to individual policies

People strongly back it banning separate households meeting indoors where infection rates have risen, among other moves.

There is more than a hint of moral coercion in the way ministers have addressed us in the name of the NHS

If politicians stopped pretending to an almost totalitarian infallibility, and encouraged the rest of us to show what we can do, the results would be better.

Darren Grimes: “Hey folks, eat out and spend more – no, not you, fatty. And here’s a new tax for you, consumer-friendly online retailer.”

We should have a laser-like focus on reducing the tax burden, instead of relying on nannying to get us off of our bottoms.

The Government’s obesity strategy risks pleasing no one

Libertarians and advertisers are not happy, and others argue that the moves do not go far enough.

Andrew Selous: It’s time for the Government to step up the war on obesity

From supermarkets and sugar taxes to surgery, there are a broad range of options at the Prime Minister’s disposal to get Britain’s weight under control.

Johnson will have to abandon his libertarian instincts to tackle the obesity crisis

Given the prospect of a second wave of Coronavirus, the UK needs radical solutions.

J. Meirion Thomas: If Covid-19 becomes permanent, how will we adapt?

There has been immense optimism around a vaccine. But without that, societies must consider how to live with this disease.

Tom Waterhouse: To help reduce obesity, don’t expand the sugar tax. Use social prescribing instead.

I qualified as a personal trainer to train people in my spare time. The greatest challenge is breaking down the barriers people face to getting fit and healthy.

Rachel Wolf: Twenty policy questions for the aspiring Conservative leadership candidates.

Lots of people want to know what the next Prime Minister will do for the country on everything other than Brexit.

Andrew Selous: Our children need a 9pm watershed for junk food adverts

The latest consultation was due to be published at the end of 2018, but there is still no clear publication date in sight.

Ben Bradley: To get the greatest benefit from extra NHS funding, resist the temptation to spend it all on hospitals

From community services and mental health treatment, to alleviating PFI debt, the extra cash must be used to prepare the health service for the future.

James Frayne: The voters most enthusiastic about state action on childhood obesity are…Conservative ones

So new research suggests. Private businesses must take at least as much responsibility for this state of affairs as Tory politicians.