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Unhealthy snacks to be banned from checkouts at supermarkets in England

23 pointsby onetimemanytimeover 4 years ago

7 comments

gandalfianover 4 years ago
Quite right. Take the extra minute to walk over to the confectionary aisle and buy a multipack of candy for a fraction of the price.
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exabrialover 4 years ago
Great example of excessive government control in the name of &quot;saving you from yourself&quot;, or trying to look like they&#x27;re doing something without actually doing anything.<p>The UK government is regulating Twinkies. Lol.
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tonyedgecombeover 4 years ago
I&#x27;m guessing most of the supermarkets are happy with this but didn&#x27;t feel they could do it unilaterally.
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jelliclesfarmover 4 years ago
This is how one disciplines naughty toddlers.<p>So now it’s a good thing for a strict nanny state to tell us how to get to our candy. What’s next? A whack on the knuckles?<p>Altho’ this does seem like a very English thing to do. (Ok. Now say that again with an Etonian inflection.)
908B64B197over 4 years ago
Bikeshedding at it&#x27;s finest.<p>Why work on hard problems and tough issues when you can pad your resume with these little laws that end up only creating more regulation, red tape and accomplish nothing of value?
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iridium_coreover 4 years ago
Wouldn&#x27;t it be simpler to charge 1pence per gram of sugar and let the free market take control?
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pcdoodleover 4 years ago
This is not a bad idea and will pay dividends to future generations. It&#x27;s like having a drug dealer at every check out lane.
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