Forced Diet

gfnewman · 11-05-2006, 07:48 AM

This story appeared in The Times on 8th May.

Why ice-cream vans face total meltdown
By Rajeev Syal and David Sanderson

Those familiar jingles could be a thing of the past if a health campaign succeeds

FOR 60 years the tinny jingle of Greensleeves that announced the arrival of the ice-cream van has been an indelible memory of childhood, but that sound may soon be removed from suburban streets. Health lobbyists have decided that ice-creams are too much of a danger to children’s health.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2170199.html

mkpdavies · 11-05-2006, 08:00 AM

Health fascism, pure and simple.

They won't be happy until we are all miserable, lettuce munching, sheep.

Think of 1984 where they make you do excercise through the tv's too. That can't be far off either.

Christina · 11-05-2006, 03:46 PM

Disgraceful! :evil:

John Carter · 11-05-2006, 04:47 PM

So, all these kiddies getting fat has got nothing at all to do with selling off all the playing fields and restricting competitive school sports so the geeks aren't upset at losing then?

IceDragon · 14-05-2006, 10:41 PM

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So, all these kiddies getting fat has got nothing at all to do with selling off all the playing fields and restricting competitive school sports so the geeks aren't upset at losing then?

Good point.

11-05-2006, 07:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
gfnewman Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bristol Posts: 69	Forced Diet This story appeared in The Times on 8th May. Why ice-cream vans face total meltdown By Rajeev Syal and David Sanderson Those familiar jingles could be a thing of the past if a health campaign succeeds FOR 60 years the tinny jingle of Greensleeves that announced the arrival of the ice-cream van has been an indelible memory of childhood, but that sound may soon be removed from suburban streets. Health lobbyists have decided that ice-creams are too much of a danger to children’s health. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2170199.html

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mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 32,059 Party: Libertarian Party	Health fascism, pure and simple. They won't be happy until we are all miserable, lettuce munching, sheep. Think of 1984 where they make you do excercise through the tv's too. That can't be far off either. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Lib Dems

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11-05-2006, 03:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Christina Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Eccleston, St Helens Posts: 1,529	Disgraceful! :evil:

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John Carter Uber Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Sabbatical Posts: 5,110	So, all these kiddies getting fat has got nothing at all to do with selling off all the playing fields and restricting competitive school sports so the geeks aren't upset at losing then?