London Mayor Sadiq Khan Plans TfL ‘Junk Food’ Advert Ban
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
I don’t buy junk food, except for the odd bag of gluten-free chips from McDonalds, where there is nothing else I can find.
The move is to cut obesity in the capital.
I think a relately problem is the steadily-growing numbers of fast food shops in places like Kingsland High Street, near where I live?
- They offer unhealthy food.
- Few offer food for those like me, who have special needs.
- They contribute largely to litter all over the place.
- They are always dropping junk mail through my door.
Walk past these shops, just after school has finished and they are full of kids, stuffing themselves.
So what is Sadiq Khan doing to curb the numbers of the unhealthy places? Precisely, nothing!
In the BBC article, Karl Mercer the BBC corespondent says this.
It seems the mayor is trying to have his (low-calorie) cake and eat it.
Perhaps aware that high sugar, fat and salt ads bring in around £13m for TfL he says his new ban will not apply to companies – just to their less healthy products.
I think it is unworkable policy, that if it results in reduced advertising spend for TfL, could result in higher fares or Council Tax.
Why I’m Not Sorry About Kentucky Fried Chicken
The troubles of Kentucky Fried Chicken don’t bother me one smallest of an iota.
In fact as a coeliac, I think it is huge laugh.
This page on their web site is the allergy and nutrition list of their menu.
It is probably the most coeliac-unfriendly list, I’ve ever seen from a restaurant chain and treats our gluten-free dietary needs with contempt.
It says to me that KFC believe, that anybody who doesn’t eat gluten is a Grade A Pain-In-The-Arse, and deserves to be poisoned.
The people I feel sorry for are kids, who are coeliac, who probably miss out on a few parties.
I’ve never knowingly eaten any Kenchucky Fried Chicken products in the past and never will in the future, unless the chicken-free problems brought about by DHL, result in a menu that doesn’t try to kill me!
The Anonymous Widower 