So alcohol is more dangerous than smack cocaine, right?The natural instinct of nanny governments is to ban it on the basis that we’re like a bunch of kids who can’t be trusted. If we want to die early, then that’s our business. We’re only doing the taxpayer a favour.In fact, it’s time the Government reviewed its entire nanny state strategy. Up to now, the busybodies in Whitehall have done their best to make sure we can’t get near anything vaguely harmful. Well, as the Tories might have said, we can’t go on like this.These old folk are costing the taxpayer a fortune what with all their pills, hospital visits and then going gaga. Much better to have them keel over at 70 after a lifetime of bodily abuse.The Government should encourage us to smoke, eat chips, cut out vegetables and drink six pints of 5%-proof lager every night. Whenever there’s a report from some interfering taxpayer-funded health quango saying eating carrots makes you live another five years, the Government should slap VAT on carrots so we eat less.In fact, there should be a health tax on fruit, yoghurt, muesli, porridge and anything from Japan. And steak and kidney pies should be given out free to anyone over 60, there should be smoking only pubs and there should be health warnings at all gyms warning that exercise is bad for you…And another thing...
