Nanny's Sugar Tax High

The Commons' Health Committee (consisting of 11 MPs) claims that a tax on sugary drinks should be introduced as part of a "bold and urgent" set of measures to tackle child obesity.

The Committee claims that there was now "compelling evidence" a tax would reduce consumption.Its report also proposes a crackdown on marketing and advertising.

The committee's report said calls for a tax could "no longer be ignored".

Nanny is so desperately short of cash that she will tax anything that moves. In the event she taxes sugary drinks, she will also tax all other foods containing sugar and then move on to other "evil" foods (eg ones that contain fat, starch, cholesterol etc) ie all foods!

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Taking The Piss

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The Past Is Offensive and Should Be Banned

In a remarkable fuss over nothing that can only occur in a university, where seemingly students have too much time on their hands, colleges at the University of Oxford have been drawn into a 'race row' after advertising New Orleans and 1920s-themed balls, to be held in May 2016.

The problem?

According to some students the balls may cause offence to female and ethnic minority students.

For why?

Well, according to the complainers, the 1920's were a time when people of different ethnic origins and women were not largely present in colleges.
 

Magdalen College’s ball, inspired by "The Great Gatsby", promises to take students "back to 1926". It has been marketed using the quote:

"Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!"

Arushi Garg, a law student at the college, is quoted by the Telegraph:

"Obviously my demographic (woman of colour from a former colony that remains a developing country) makes me less likely than others to uncritically long for a past that privileged some more than others. 

But it would be nice if they cut down on the nostalgia a bit, because if we were re-living the past, the corridors of institutional spaces like Magdalen/Oxford is definitely not where you would find people of my gender, race and nationality. 

I wrote to the Magdalen organisers and they engaged quite respectfully with me, and are communicating with me to understand why I think this is problematic."

Lincoln college has faced criticism for "cultural appropriation" (what does that mean in English?) due to the marketing around its New Orleans-themed ball.

The co-chairmen of the student union’s Campaign for Racial Awareness and Equality and others have said that it promotes "nostalgia for an era steeped in racism."

As noted, only in a university would you find allegedly intelligent people getting hot under the collar over a fancy dress dance. Whatever era you look at, it would offend someone from somewhere. The present day isn't exactly heaven on earth either!

I am surprised they haven't complained about the word "balls" to describe the dances, given that it clearly has sexist connotations!


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Nanny Argues With Herself Over Health and Safety

The final Lido Nights Christmas charity show, scheduled to be performed in the Saltdean Lido, billed as the “last ever” has been cancelled.


Why?

Health and Safety!

Except that the show had been organised since June, and the outgoing trustees of the Lido claim that all licences, insurances and safety certificates are in place.

Former trustee Ethel Trigg is quoted by Brighton and Hove News:

“Before we handed over the building to the new trustees we had our own Risk Assessment carried out in the presence of Brighton and Hove City Council, and everything was up to standard. The new trustees individual Risk Assessment must obviously be contradictory to ours.”

Organiser Chris Mr Nieto says he offered to pay for any extra insurance, and believes that any health and safety issues raised by the new trustees, such as contractors’ equipment left by fire exits, can easily be overcome.

However,  new chair Cathy Gallagher said:

“We have also been reviewing health and safety matters and carrying out a risk assessment.

There has been an urgency about this as we were being asked to confirm that  the a Lido Night event scheduled for 28 November 2015 would be supported by the trustees.

Unfortunately in the short time available to us we were not able to recommend the event proceed based on the information available to us.

We realise that there will be a disappointment for all of those who were looking forward to the event and we are really sorry about that, but we hope you will understand that health and safety has to be our main priority at any event, no matter what the cause or beneficiary.

As trustees it is fair to say we are risk averse as we consider we have a duty of care to all visitors to the community centre.”

It sounds to me as though the new trustees don't trust the old trustees, wrt their health and safety review, and are using "lack of time" as an excuse to avoid making any effort to go ahead.

Is it any wonder that those of us who live and function in the real world don't respect health and safety "experts"?

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Climate Change Spawned ISIS

Oh dear, whoever is advising HRH Price Charles on what he should/shouldn't say to reporters has clearly fallen asleep at the wheel.

Climate change, whatever royal Nanny says, has not spawned terrorists such as ISIS!

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Farts Cure Cancer

According to research there is now finally one thing that doesn't cause cancer.

Hoozah!

In fact it cures it.

Can you guess what it is children?

Yes, that's right:

Farts!

According to researchers at Exeter University, the smell of flatulence has secret health benefits that could help stave off cancer, strokes, heart attacks and dementia.


Hydrogen sulfide helps protect cells and fight illness.

You now know what to do people!

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