The "sugar Tax" - Will It Work?

[10ClarionSt]

I don't think so. People are fond of their little luxuries, and it seems a bit silly to me to expect youngsters to instantly stop buying fizzy drinks just because they've increased the price slightly. It's just a money making idea for someone. It's not the same as, say, anti-smoking, where people could say things like it makes your clothes stink, or the myth about passive smoking, things like that. So it aint gonna work folks! Besides, how do you feel about this type of "nannyism"? "We'll tell you what you should be eating and drinking". Not to mention exercise and lifestyle.

[Jackdaw33]

What's he been drinking?

[andres]

I remember sugar butties but we only had one when there wasn't anything else to eat in a morning. My mother did not make a habit of giving them to us. Made all the difference between going to school on an empty stomach and at least having something inside you.Unlike lots of kids today whose parents pack them off in a morning without anything to eat. I remember jam roly poly puddings, rice puddings with the brown crust ,cups of sweet cocoa and jam butties ,coconut pyramids made with condensed milk.. If you had a cup of tea back then no-one said -''do you take sugar?''. Everybody seemed to have it. Why then were all the kids not fat ? Probably because we were never still . P.E. at school, walking everywhere,playing out etc. Out of all the children at the school that I went to only two or three were fat . Todays children hardly ever walk,are always drinking sugary drinks and eating sweets .They don't play out much and spend most of their time sitting down. It's no wonder they are piling the weight on.I don't consider it ''nannyism'' by the Government. One of their primary responsibilities is the health of the nation. Good luck with this one though !