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UK to Ban Junk Food TV Ads

UK to Ban Junk Food TV Ads

Above: In this photo illustration two young child watch television at home, January 27, 2005 in London, England. Image copyright: Peter Macdiarmid/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Spin

Keir Starmer's series of socialist nanny-state interventions on the public's health is an infringement on individual liberty and British values. Already fixated on banning smoking and energy drinks, the UK's Labour government's supposed bid to tackle child obesity seems less about reforming the NHS and more focused on dictating personal lifestyle choices.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 75% chance that the UK will have a Labour prime minister on Jan. 1, 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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