McDonalds free toys with happy meals to be banned in Liverpool

Lib Dem's show how much they value peoples freedom to choose, the right to live without petty over regulation of their lives and just how "liberal" they really are.

Liverpool council has something called a "Childhood Obesity Scrutiny Group", sounds like something right out of George Orwell's 1984 and so they want to ban "happy meals", read this and weep for our freedoms:

Lib Dem councillor Paul Twigger said: "The Scrutiny Group is recommending that a bye-law be enforced to stop the circulation of free toys associated with junk food promotions.

"We consider it is high time that cash-hungry vultures like McDonald's are challenged over their marketing policies which are directly aimed at promoting unhealthy eating among children.

"Childhood obesity is a dire threat to the health in this country and it needs to be nipped in the bud urgently.

"Children are directly targeted with junk food and McDonald's use the Happy Meals to exploit Pester Power of children against which many parents give in.

"In most Happy Meals the toy is sold with a burgers containing four or five tablespoons of sugar, along with high-calorie fries and milkshakes.

"These fattening meals are being shamelessly promoted through free toys and it is clear that it is going to take legislation to combat the practice.

Today the happy meal, tomorrow what ever else the Lib Dems and their socialist allies on the Labour Party want to ban.

Cllr Twigger said: "They know that most children won't want carrots and water but put them on the menu to stave off the criticism from health campaigners."

Toys that have been dished out include the board game Twister, Top Trump cards and football-related collectables.

"By offering these toys they are preying on the needs and desires of children in order to cash-in on the sale of junk food," said Cllr Twigger, 26.

Healthy eating campaigners are backing Liverpool council's move.

Food Commission spokesman Ian Tokelove said: "McDonald's are very skilled at getting children into their restaurants and know how to tug on the purse strings of parents.

"But a lot of the food on the Happy Meal menu can put children health at risk if eaten too regularly."

**Now I have to disagree with these folk, McDonalds are doing what businesses do thats called the free market. Sure argue the point that they sell crap and I agree - Having not eaten in one of their food outlets for years - but to run through a ban is needless and petty.

All that will happen is people will still be taking the kids in to get the happy meal, but the kids will then be throwing a strop when it can't get the toy with the junk food.

Cllr Twigg believes the new move in Liverpool could begin locally and lead to a similar nationwide ban.

I am sure that he does, another petty councilor flexing his legal powers and lording it over the common working man. True Lib Dem/New Labour socialism in action.

The main point is they tried to educate and after that did not work - people still use McDonalds - so they now resort to the ban.

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