January 11, 2017 More good reasons for the Sugar Tax Last month, the UK government published draft legislation for a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, which is set to begin from April 2018. The rate has...
January 4, 2017 Hero to zero – sugary drinks Logically, it seems like a good idea to switch from sugary drinks to versions made using artificial sweeteners. You get the same sugary taste without...
June 8, 2016 Sugar tax is a cheap gimmick The obesity crisis has now become so severe that it is causing misery, ill health and using up huge amounts of NHS resources. I expect...
March 29, 2016 Medical advice, unsweetened — is medical paternalism a problem? In a now much-shared clip from a recent Daily Politics broadcast, two school girls were seen to take the veteran reporter Andrew Neil to task...