[jambutty]

I wonder what bad news the government is trying to bury whilst we concentrate on this latest government initiative?

In an interview on the Jeremy Vine show this morning the Health Secretary for England Alan Johnson stated that tobacco related health care costs this country £1.2 billion. He neglected to state how much the government took in from the sale of tobacco products.

He also neglected to state how much alcohol related health care costs not just the NHS but also what it costs to police the weekend drunks. Police who would be better employed looking out for burglars who take advantage of empty houses whilst the occupants are out boozing.

But then he wouldn’t because if he did it would destroy his anti smoking argument in one go.

I suppose that the next logical step is to ban fast food advertising and force burgers to be kept under the counter. And not forgetting alcohol.