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People should not be offered “excuses” for being overweight, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
The Conservatives want people to take responsibility for their own lifestyles and start exercising and eating more fruit and vegetables.
In a speech, he also said his party would focus on an improved diet, rather than a “fear of junk foods”.
He said there was nothing “inevitable” about being overweight: “We can’t afford to move to a world where being overweight is normal and being obese is common.”
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In a speech titled “no nannying, no excuses” he said: “Tell people that biology and the environment causes obesity and they are offered the one thing we have to avoid: an excuse.
“As it is, people who see more fat people around them may themselves be more likely to gain weight. Young people who think many of their friends binge-drink are likely to do so themselves.”
He added: “Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour and they are classic excuses ... We have to take away the excuses.”
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People should not be offered “excuses” for being murdered, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
The Conservatives want people to take responsibility for their own deaths and start breathing and living longer.
In a speech, he also said his party would focus on improved running-away skills, rather than a “fear of murderers”.
He said there was nothing “inevitable” about being murdered: “We can’t afford to move to a world where being knifed is normal and being shot is common.”
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In a speech titled “no nannying, no excuses” he said: “Tell people that poverty and access to weapons causes violence and death, and they are offered the one thing we have to avoid: an excuse.
“As it is, people who see more dead people around them may themselves be more likely to die. Young people who think many of their friends spend their free time diving head-first into open graves are likely to do so themselves.”
He added: “Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour and they are classic excuses ... We have to take away the excuses.”