I am not much of a libertarian, but I do occasionally find myself at odds with the prevailing consensus. The more I think about it, the more I find contradictions with proposed government policy and thinking. I am able to split civil freedoms which I support from the economic freedoms will which I tend to have little enthusiasm. But on the subject of social freedoms. I remain basically a lefty. But as I have said there are occasionally exceptions.

One of the exceptions are the consumption of so-called "unhealthy" food. Let me be honest here, I am a fat git and proud of it. I enjoy tucking into burgers chips and of course my national delicacy a good Cornish pasty. That’s a proper one not one of those horrible things are you get out of county. My family and friends marvel at the excellent quantity of wine and cheese I can knock off. Also sausages, pies, and other wonderful foodstuffs that have now become deemed to be persona non-Greta. Is it only me that looks at the ads on the TV such as the Marks and Spencers ad, then immediately rush out into an empty M&S store and grab all the fillo pastries for myself??....Err..No. The shop seems quite full. Nor do I, having seen an advert with a yellow unfunny clown, rush into a deserted McDonald’s.... No... There is other people in their as well. They may well be people with horrible screaming children, but thear, there.

Let’s take a look at the most famous fat person I can think of. Homer Simpson. Homer may well be an extremely bad parent. He lets Bart use his power tools for his nefarious purposes. Regularly he arrives home drunk, and is highly incompetent at work, amongst other things. Yet Homer is loved by the viewing public. Do adults who watch the Simsons need to rush off and emulate him. Will children watching decide to live their life following the Homer ideal. Of course they won’t The assumption is that you see an advert or role model on the TV, and it becomes your personal goal to obtain the advertised product or you wish to be like the role model whoever they maybe. To think so is intellectually lazy, and since when has it been assumed that anyone other than the employee of an advertising agency thinks that this is the case. (Or maybe I should go out and acquire an AK- 47 assault rifle, because recently I saw Arnie in "The terminator" again.)

There is also a case here for personal choice. Remember the kids in Rotherham who had fish and chips and other real foods sent in through the railings of the school after Jamie Oliver’s attempt to serve them "healthy food". They were simply being denied the right to eat what they wanted, and I will say that I wholeheartedly support the parents sending in the "emergency food parcels". It is wrong to force a particular diet or eating habits on someone else. Also I note the failure of the Oliver project

As to myself. It’s my life and my diet. I have agency, and free will, and therefore will eat whenever I like so long as it can afford it. If you wish to eat health food that your business. Not mine.

There are certain areas of life which should not be legislated on. I think we can all agree on the varying levels that would be applicable to this because the resulting in legislation would by its very nature of its subject be completely at odds with the reality of the situation. Indeed some things are not the business of government... De minimis non curat Lex.. There is an argument about the effects of this generation’s dietary habits on provision of service when they become older, reasonably it may deserve some consideration. So what, if as projected 52 per cent of the population are classed as clinically obese. Or more accurately referred to as fat gits. It’s their business. That’s what people decide for themselves within their lifestyle. There is plenty of nutritional information in the public domain if they wish to avail themselves of it. But other than that, lets all choose our meals without further hindrance.

Because, if not, us fat gits will be around to your place tonight to smash up your car and throw bricks through your windows. Because we also love our ASBO’s as much as we love our burgers.......... So if you want me to eat muesli....Sod off!..and don’t bother me again!