Thank goodness

The ultimate nanny state initiative – the Public Health Bill, is not going to be rammed through before the election.

Thank God. This law would have given massive powers to the Government by treating non-communicable conditions such as obesity the same as SARS or Ebola. Advertisers, shop keepers, even the media could be regulated by Government decree in the interests of “public health”.

If Labour is re-elected they will push this law through unchanged. National has pledged to get rid of the powers around non-communicable diseases so the Government can’t set a maximum size for chocolate bars, dictate how big in store signs can be, instrict shop keepers what food to display and what food to hide etc etc.