Moral duty
A Labour Minister argues that government does have moral duties in particular fighting obesity.
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Against Remembrance – Seminar & Book by David Rieff
Is the best way to overcome the legacy of conflict simply to forget about it? Author and journalist David Rieff spoke on this subject last week in a seminar at the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) at Trinity College Dublin. Rieff has recently written a book titled, Against Remembrance (published in Ireland by Liffey [...] read our review »
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The lost art of reading (or drowning in too much information)…
Here’s a great review of a fascinating book (H/T reader Rory) on how the Internet is destroying our capacity for intelligent, focused and critical thought. It opens thus: …here is the news that Ulin brings in this slim, meandering book: that reading is “an act of contemplation”; that such an act becomes more difficult in [...] read our review »
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The peace process not such a good model after all
Which reminds me…. Platform for Change’s driving force Robin Wilson has produced a corrective to the notion that the lessons of the NI conflict are easily exportable. Like myself, Robin is associated with the Constitution Unit. He introduced his new book in a CU blog which I here reproduce. The water crisis in Northern Ireland [...] read our review »
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Don’t you just love paternalistic politicians. If this goes the way of the anti-smoking social engineering, fat people should start saving for the fines they will have to pay in the future.
At least he wasn’t claiming to obey God’s law. He could do worse that recommend those two small fishes from the sea of Gallilee. So low in saturated fats.
Now you’ve probably pissed off the bakers and the religious, Brian. Give us this day our daily bread….
‘He will call for “a fundamental change in the way we live our lives”. ‘
Just like all the MPs, including Labour backbenchers and govt ministers, who voted to retain the current Westminster expenses system which satisfies their appetites and egos?
If politicians, local ones included, are serious about the fight against obesity, will they stop eating pork?
‘He could do worse that recommend those two small fishes from the sea of Gallilee.’
C’mon Brian. The culinary insight behind the deal that led to the current devolved govt was that a some Donegal Catch fish fingers in combination with a few Ormo Pan loaves would feed, and bind, the masses…and keep them happy over prolonged holiday periods when gatherings do not occur
Brian, I laughed so hard at your post I think i burned a few calories.
Alan Johnson asks the people to trust him on a most important issue of public morality – fat fucking chance he has!
If obesity is the single most threat to the lives of our children why not simply shoot that cunt, Ronald McDonald instead of fruitlessly pusuing that endlessly elusive and really-not-very-threatening bogeyman, Osama bin Laden?
runour has it the DUP on Lisburn Council want to trade the Jag in for a people carrier, all the better to cater for some of their larger Councillors apparently!
Of course the answer to that Rory is that obesity isn’t remotely a threat to the lives of our children but nanny state worshipping, big government loving, interfering, planning, radical social engineering lefties much admired by people like you are a massive threat to our children and to our families and our liberties generally, now you see why we normal people hate them so much.