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Why politicians need to 'take responsibility' for children's health too
Al Aynsley-Green - 9 November 2018
This government is betraying children on a grand scale, and making positive ‘choices’ impossible.
Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health rightly points out that preventing ill health is crucially important in tackling the soaring costs of health care. This week he exhorts people to “take responsibility” for their health.
But he omits to say that much adult ill health has its roots in childhood. And current government policy is not only failing to give children to the best start in life, but creating an economic environment driven by austerity where parents and families are unable to take control of their children’s health.... See more
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