Last week the Welsh Government announced they were going to ban certain items from meal deals and limit where supermarkets can display treats. This is all in an attempt to combat Wales’ incredibly high obesity rate. You can read more about the plans here.
The announcement led to outrage and fury in some quarters. Conservative Secretary of State for Wales David TC Davies has repeatedly called the plans a “ban on meal deals” (though he is now rather dramatically calling it a ban on meals deals “as we know it”), sharing videos of himself sitting in front of a packet of ready salted crisps and a protein shake because he had “been to the gym today” #Gains.
Having had a few days to digest the policy (excuse the pun) it is pretty clear to me that this is a really sensible move by the Welsh Government and I will try to express here why I believe this to be the case.
