Jamie Oliver stages ‘Eton Mess’ protest at Downing Street over government’s anti-obesity U-turn

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  1. I’m not one to defend this government or anyone in it but it seems to me that not banning offers on food that at the moment might be the only way some people can afford to eat is a pretty good idea.

    I get that he has good intentions but at the end of the day he’s just another patronising, out of touch, rich white dude demanding the world be the way he wants it to be.

  2. Ringing silence when kids are being starved over lockdown or families facing starvation due to cost of food.

    Government delays his pet project? Straight to protests.

  3. Don’t worry about it supermarkets are banning junk food offers anyway so they can make more mon I mean help people with their weight.

  4. What a twat. No self-awareness whatsoever.

    He also seems to think he thought up “eton mess” as an insult for rich tories

  5. Is there any research out there to support either side of the argument? I’d be interested to know whether banning unhealthy things actually makes an impact. It doesn’t seem like in would in my opinion but maybe I’m wrong.

  6. His argument is that BOGOF offers should all just be half price offers. It’s honestly a good idea. It encourages you to buy what you’d normally buy and get it cheaper instead of potentially buying double and wasting it or overeating

    Edit: I still think he’s a twat though

  7. Jamie comes across as such a hypocrite, he saying one thing yet he’s clearly eating rubbish himself and it’s not as if he can’t afford to eat well.

    For me this is a case of hate the man and not the message although I don’t hate Jamie I just wish he’d lead by example.

  8. If you want to witness UK obesity at its finest come to the seafront at Weston-Super-Mud – voted second-worst resort in the country.

  9. I have changed my mind about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act. We should arrest protestors who cause annoyance, starting with this smug prick

  10. Damn it Boris, you’re making me agree with Jamie Oliveoil.

    Even Uncle Roger would be like “fuiyoh” watching him actually do something good with his career for once.

  11. Let’s have a Jamie Oliver Vs James Corden fight to the death, no particular reason, other than we only have to hear about one of them in the future

  12. Is it because everything’s messy which could only get worse and they all originated from Eton?

  13. Obesity is an infrastructure issue as much as it’s a dietary and health issue. [There’s a reason why Japan eats a lot of fast food](https://www.statista.com/statistics/561277/japan-average-fast-food-consumption-per-week/#:~:text=Japan%20%2D%20average%20fast%20food%20consumption%20per%20week%20in%202016%2D2018&text=In%202018%2C%2053.71%20percent%20of,less%20than%20once%20per%20week.) while [having one of the lowest obesity rates in the world](https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/comment/low-obesity-japan/#:~:text=The%20lowest%20total%20prevalence%20was,do%20not%20continue%20to%20rise.)

    [Not Just Bikes says it best](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPUlgSRn6e0) that more cities should be designed like Amsterdam where the city helps you exercise and not the other way around.

    If Jamie Oliver is serious about fighting obesity he’d have supported schemes that would increase pedestrian walkways, bike lanes and mass public transport, not just trying to ban certain types of food.

  14. A good decision by the government in my opinion. There’s way too many people living on the breadline at the moment. This over privileged millionaire can get in the bin.

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