Sadiq Khan to ban junk food advertising on London transport to tackle child obesity (T)

msn.com ^ | 5/11/2018 | unk

[rktman]

Junk food advertising will be banned from London’s tube and bus network, under plans put forward by the city’s mayor that steal a march on Theresa May.

Sadiq Khan said the move was necessary to curb the “ticking timebomb” of child obesity, which has left almost 40 per cent of 10 and 11-year-olds in the capital overweight or obese.

Hot food takeaways would also be barred from opening within 400 metres of schools, under a new draft London Food Strategy published today.

“If we don’t take bold steps against child obesity we are not doing right by our young people, as well as placing a huge strain on our already pressurised health service in years to come,” Mr Khan.

[rktman]

DOH! How come we didn't think of that. I guess you have to have gone to 'Dumbassistan U' to be able to put forward such a brilliant solution. Probably replace the food signs with "NO KNIVES SAVES LIVES!" signs. That'll work too.

[mewzilla]

If he wants to fight obesity, why in Hades doesn’t he ensure London’s bloody streets are safe to walk?!

[Red Badger]

Would be easier to ban junk food.....................

[mass55th]

If they continue condemning babies to death with the NHS, they won’t have to worry about them getting obese.

[bagster]

I'm not comfortable with a raggedy man coming to England to tell people what they can and can't eat.

Bagster

The Lesser Oracle

[Uncle Miltie]

islam is totalitarian.

[Stepan12]

If he wants to fight obesity, why in Hades doesn’t he ensure London’s bloody streets are safe to walk?!

As a Muslim, the mayor of London knows infidel blood should wash the streets of London to keep them clean. More cars crashing into us kaffurim on London Bridge!

[ClearCase_guy]

Sadiq Khan said the move was necessary to curb the “ticking timebomb”

I imagine he knows a lot about such things.

[bert]

Is there such a thing as an obese Paki kid?

[BlueLancer]

Hey, Pommies!

Say "goodbye" to fish-and-chips ...

[EagleUSA]

Liberalism destroying the UK. Do the people fight it???

[EagleUSA]

That needs some malt vinegar!.....

[miss marmelstein]

Khan’s nose, at least, would qualify as a type of obesity. How much does that thing weigh?

[Charles Martel]

Hey, Pommies!

Say "goodbye" to fish-and-chips ...

No doubt the "mushy peas" will be rebranded as some sort of hummus.

[Telepathic Intruder]

465 acid attacks, 80 knife attacks in London in 2017, and the real danger is obesity?

[SpaceBar]

Khan is ISIS.

[butlerweave]

The Murder Rate , “crickets”

[EdnaMode]

Obesity is part and parcel of living in a major city.

[relictele]

Who said Muslims are interested only in control?

[DoughtyOne]

Yeah Sadiq, blame it on mass transit.

Low information voters indeed...