Labour 'wont stand by while children become fatter', Streeting says, in defence of 'nanny state' reforms
Labour has defended its 'nanny state' reforms to child healthcare, including policies such as plans to introduce supervised tooth brushing in free breakfast clubs, saying it "won't stand idly by" while British children become more overweight, unhealthy and unhappier.
The Opposition party plans to introduce supervised toothbrushing for young children in free breakfast clubs if it wins the next general election.
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting brushed off criticism that the party is seeking to create a "nanny state" on child health.
The state continues to insert itself into our lives and there is no sign of it coming to a halt, no suggestion that some things are not the responsibility of the state. Approved toothpaste and toothbrush design probably come next.
Yet nobody will be particularly surprised if childhood tooth decay becomes worse. If it does, officials will not be responsible.
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The availability of free breakfast clubs implies that the children will have poor parents. Telling the poor how they should live is a socialist attitude.
Campaign for the children to be given free electric toothbrushes and see how quickly the determination falters.
Anything st all gummint touches ....
DJ - or the children have parents who need to start work early. It's one of those ratchet moves which many will welcome but it tightens the centralising grip of the state.
James - has undesirable consequences.
it "won't stand idly by" while British children become more overweight, unhealthy and unhappier
Unless, of course, those conditions are brought about by Pakistani rape gangs, sex changes, lockdowns, or nonce sex education.
Sam - and unless those conditions are brought about by their parents or grandparents being thrown into jail due to false Post Office theft accusations. Blimey, the list could turn out to be pretty long.
As Thomas Sowell says, 'there are no solutions, only trade offs.'
Continually feeding your child in a way that will make it unhealthy and ill is not so very different from other forms of child neglect or abuse.
Tammly - and Sowell was right, not something that is generally admitted by the usual suspects.
Vatsmith - but not a reason to apply a supposed solution to everyone else.
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