No problem with giving people the help they need. Not sure this is it though. Might be for some I guess. I just hope it doesnt become something that gets dished out on a whim.
Meanwhile the former governments continued war on anything they dont consider normal continues.
It does play towards some rather unhelpful stereotypes.
I had a look on the ONS and it gives a breakdown of long term illneses:
It doesnât actually mention obesity but it is a reasonable assumption that it will be a co-morbidity for quite a few because many of the conditions will restrict physical activity.
Iâd be interested to see what a trial would achieve with this. It does rather depend on what their overall public health strategy is.
From reading the article linked, Iâm not sure they are expecting it to be a particularly high number, nor insinuate that unemployed are fat and lazy (not that people are in this discussion). I would assume this trial wouldnât be solely for cases where obesity is a primary factor but also where it is still significant issue (if supply for the trial is sufficient)?
The announcement follows an investment by one of the manufacturers of the drug which the government is aiming to use for a trial. So, I think it is primarily just a way to give public attention to the investment (as a public thank you).
Weâve seen over the last few years lots of talk about the growing pressures on NHS and the number of people dropping out of the labour market increase because of health reasons. I think this is the government trying to demonstrate the sort of things it will do to tackle both challenges at the same time. Perhaps we will see more of these types of announcements where jobcentres can engage with health services in some way to get treatment prioritised?
Yeah but a Chocolate Digestive tax might be the last straw.
FIFY
The Labour party blaming fat people for the countryâs ills and wanting them on anti chomping jabs. Fucking excellent! Get the idle pie chompers back up the chimneys. Liking Kier here, who knew?
They wonât fit.
Duh.
I believe that was the point.
While i would sympathise with @sbym and @PeachesEnRegalia potentially being priced out of shoving a stiff fork into a hot pot theyâre sadly off my menu
Would that be opposed to blaming the disabled and those that are awaiting medical treatment thanks to a gutted social and health care systems?
Interesting stance with excellent levels of gymnastics
Nobody could possibly accuse the Conservatives of stoking culture wars.
Mind you, when youâve got absolutely nothing elseâŚ
After saying that maternity was too generous.
Not a very pleasant individual by the looks of things, but she did turn middle class after a day of working in McDonaldâs.
I want to see the disabled and morbidly obese doing extreme gymnastics.
Thats low
Unlike the BMI of the people being targeted.
And seeing disabled people doing gymnastics (as we see in the Paralympics) is a shining testament to the human spirit. Seeing fat bastards falling off the pommel horse would be funny as fuck.
Howâs that low?
As low as deliberately freezing thousands of old people to death?
I believe thatâs -273.14
âOne day, you will look back on your time as chancellor and you will want to remember the far-reaching changes you made â not the political compromises that others will urge on you.â
Sage words from Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England, to his erstwhile employee, Rachel Reeves.
Now if Sir Keir could come up with a jab for stupidity⌠I would be totally on board with him then but the lard arse one is certainly a great start.
I propose that they trial the combined vaccine on Bozo.