by Sherbet lemons and liquorice allsorts among classic sweets that could be banned in nanny state blitz on sugar Kids absolutely love sweets, and they are an amazing part of childhood. I remember going to the sweet shop and buying all sorts of fabulous sweets, where in those days they were stored in glass jars up on shelfs. You would normally ask for a quarter of a pound of sweets, and then you would see the shopkeeper stretch for the right jar, after which he would use a scoop to get a quantity, weigh them in a scale, and put them in a paper bag for you, while all the time you were in a state of delight about the sweets. After that, all morning you would be in a state of rapture sucking on the boiled sweets: Winter Warmers, Rhubarb and Custard, Pineapple Chunks, Barley Sugars,
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Sherbet lemons and liquorice allsorts among classic sweets that could be banned in nanny state blitz on sugar
Anyway, by the time I was 14 years old virtually all my back teeth had been filled, and it was the same for all my friends, which can't be right. And in my age group today everyone has a mouth full of fillings, but younger people fair better because of the flouride in toothpaste.
Therefore, in my opinion, I don't think it is 'nanny state' at all for the government to impose regulations to limit the amount of sugar in confectionery. The Sun article is just seems to be pro-business, which has never cared about anyone's health anyway, only profits. It's a sensible regulation, and parents like it. They will manage to make sweets taste great, just the same.
I remember when the government made wearing a safety belt in a car mandatory and there were a lot of people complaining, but no one nowadays would feel safe in a car without one, and the same goes for crash helmets.
Duncan Selbie, PHE chief exec, said: “Taking calories, salt and sugar out of food we eat is part of the Government’s child obesity plan and strongly supported by parents.”
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