Check this article in todays Telegraph:

Government health crackdown on British fish and chips - Telegraph

Why does the government have to meddle in everything? Why do they feel the need to control every little bit of our lives? And why are they so stupid?

People who eat fish and chips five times a week are not going to be discouraged by slightly thicker chips, nor are thicker chips going to make any difference to their health. Whats affecting their health is that fact that they're scarfing fish and chips five days a week, and thicker chips wont make any difference. They're treating the symptom (badly), not the problem.

I dont know why this has bugged me so much, but its probably because its terminally stupid on so many levels.

Firstly, what a waste of money, paying a load of people to sit around talking about making thicker chips. Surely, given the crushing public debt and other uses for the money (NHS, schools, Police etc...), there are better things to spend the money and time on?

Secondly, its a stupid solution to the problem. You can imagine the conversation:

"Say, Bill, what are we going to do about the rising levels of obesity in the UK?"

"Hmm... Thats a tricky one Trevor. I know, what about thicker chips?"



Sometimes I just feel like crying. And they're spending MY (and your) tax money on this nonsense!!

And thirdly, its yet another example of the government meddling in peoples lives. If I want to eat fish and chips, I will do so, but then I will go to the gym the next day for a workout. So why do I have to have my life meddled with to cater for the small minority of people who are clearly too dense to know that scoffing fish and chips on a regular basis makes you fat and unhealthy?

Oh, and lets not forget the fact that fish and chip meals are a TINY proportion of the cause of obesity. Should McDonalds have to make thicker chips? What about Chinese takeaway? No chips there, so what do they have to do? And what about getting people to take more exercise? Anyone in this quango think that might help? Nope. Its all about the fish and chips.



And breath.

So, comments anyone?