{"id":1720,"date":"2020-12-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/obesity-campaign-with-a-side-of-fries\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:38:53","slug":"obesity-campaign-with-a-side-of-fries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/obesity-campaign-with-a-side-of-fries\/","title":{"rendered":"Obesity campaign with a side of fries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Johnson&rsquo;s health drive | Scientists using Windows 7 | Macbeth | Vaccine strategy | Pigs in blankets | Face masks in winter<\/p>\n<p>Has Boris Johnson heard of the proposed new crackdown on obesity (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2020\/dec\/28\/unhealthy-snacks-to-be-banned-from-checkouts-supermarkets-in-england\" title=\"\">Unhealthy snacks to be banned from checkouts at supermarkets in England<\/a>, 28 December)? The photograph on another page in the same print edition of him surrounded by a Five Guys takeaway bag, chocolates, Coke and beer suggests otherwise.<br \/><strong>Vicky Wolmuth<\/strong><br \/><em>London<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&bull; Martin Tolley (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2020\/dec\/27\/redwings-are-still-thriving-on-berry-laden-boughs\" title=\"\">Letters<\/a>, 27 December) implies that the Oxford vaccine researchers are still using Windows 7 because they cannot afford to upgrade to Windows 10. I have tried Windows 10 and have found it in many ways inferior to Windows 7, and so have gone back to the older operating system. Newer is not always better.<br \/><strong>Ian <\/strong><strong>Watson <\/strong><br \/><em>Carlisle, Cumbria<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2020\/dec\/28\/obesity-campaign-with-a-side-of-fries\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Johnson&rsquo;s health drive | Scientists using Windows 7 | Macbeth | Vaccine strategy | Pigs in blankets | Face masks in winter Has Boris Johnson heard of the proposed new crackdown on obesity (Unhealthy snacks to be banned from checkouts at supermarkets in England, 28 December)? 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