Watch out for the ratchet effect, says Abbie MacGregor. Otherwise we risk sleepwalking into the end of personal responsibility, where every aspect of life is subject to bureaucratic control in the name of public health.
When did our Era of National Demoralisation begin, wonders Joanna Gray. Was it with the smoking ban, or when police ditched smart black for fluorescent yellow, or when doctors stopped making house calls? All of the above.
Lord Frost considers how Labour's paternalistic policies resonate with a nation oscillating between a 'nanny state' and the call for individual responsibility.
A German discount supermarket is 'educating' lower-income shoppers about the environmental impact of food by raising prices on some goods to reflect their 'true' environmental cost. Eugyppius tries to contain his scorn.
The WHO now thinks that artificial sweeteners don't help with weight loss and may be dangerous, contradicting its previous advice. So how do we know it's got it right this time?
