The Evening Standard carries a report that Anne Milton, a health minister, has suggested that cars should be banned from using roads on a Sunday in order to allow children to play outside and thus assist the fight against obeisity.
"On Sundays they close certain streets (in Colombia) so that everybody can play in them. That is an outstanding idea," she told MPs. " Before constituents email to complain about their streets closing, I should say that I accept it would not work everywhere."
I leave readers to comment on the illogicality of this proposal, suffice it to say this woman should perhaps be in a house for the insane, rather than a house for politicians. As with the majority of MPs, Anne Milton shows that attribute for which politicians are becoming renowned - that of not engaging brain prior to opening mouth.
Is it any wonder that obeisity is prevalent amongst children when physical activity is curtailed for health & safety reasons? Google "school sport banned for health & safety" and see reports where the sack race and three-legged races have been banned. It is years since I have seen schoolchildren out on cross-country runs, for example - an activity prevalent in my day.
Anne Milton remains astounded to discover thatpeople have probably had their daily allowance [of calories] just in a snack on the way to work. Seems to me it is about time that Guildford elected someone as their MP who bears some resemblance to a human being, especially where the possession of a brain is concerned.
8 comments:
WfW – I’m not sure that’s entirely fair. Most MPs do possess a brain even if it’s only leasehold. The freehold being held by Brussels of course.
AKH: Fair comment!
I might have a (very small) grain of sympathy for this idea if the DfT reimburses every motorist for the non-availability of roads which we have paid for many times over...
And.....every kid who lives on said street is forcibly dragged away from their Playstations/Facebook/Britain's Got Talent, etc, etc!
md: You can forget that idea! C'mon, you know that what government takes it never gives back!
I think it's an excellent idea. Living on a main through road it couldn't be closed, so on Sundays I could go out as usual.
But many of the idiots who clog up the motorways, Sunday events, National Trust properties and the like will be forced to stay home thus improving my Sundays!
A brain in a politician, I thought it was removed before they took their seats. In Huhne's case they would first have to find it, a very tricky operation!
What a sensible idea - getting children to play on the road without a care for passing traffic and then letting them loose in the real world the very next day !!!
W42: I'll take that comment with a pinch of salt.
db.1: Agreed
A: Beggars belief, does it not?
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