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Posts Tagged: Obesity

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

By George Freeman MP | 11 December 2020 | 25 comments

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.

By Dolly Theis | 28 October 2020 | 38 comments

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.

By Dolly Theis | 27 October 2020 | 23 comments

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.

By James Frayne | 4 August 2020 | 50 comments

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.

By Andrew Gimson | 30 July 2020 | 105 comments

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.

By Darren Grimes | 29 July 2020 | 44 comments

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.

By Charlotte Gill | 27 July 2020 | 93 comments

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.

By Andrew Selous MP | 22 July 2020 | 57 comments

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.

By Charlotte Gill | 16 July 2020 | 89 comments

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.

By J Meirion Thomas | 20 May 2020 | 60 comments

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.

By Tom Waterhouse | 18 May 2020 | 67 comments

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.

By Rachel Wolf | 16 May 2019 | 90 comments

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.

By Andrew Selous MP | 3 March 2019 | 27 comments

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.

By Ben Bradley MP | 11 September 2018 | 32 comments

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.

By James Frayne | 4 September 2018 | 16 comments

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