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Old 20-02-2013, 17:36   #46
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Re: report calls for an experimental 20% tax on all sugary soft drinks

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Originally Posted by danielf View Post
Well, a bigger state may be leftist, but I'm simply not convinced that that 'the left' is more nannying than 'the right'.

Nanny away, Dave:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20515918



http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...-david-cameron
The metropolitan elite running the parliamentary party is far from 'proper' right wing IMO, though you could possibly excuse them for trying to tackle a widely acknowledged and serious public health issue - alcohol death rates teeter about the 10,000 per year mark, which is a significant number.

"Unhealthy" food, on the other hand? Not in the same ball park, I suggest.
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